Seeing, doing, and knowing : a philosophical theory of sense perception / Mohan Matthen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthen, Mohan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Senses and sensation.

Sense (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 362 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Philosophical theory of sense perception

Place of Publication:

Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Seeing, Doing, and Knowing' is a philosophical treatment of sense perception as it is currently investigated by cognitive neuroscientists. Its central theme is the task-oriented specialization of sensory systems across the biological domain and presents novel theories of perceptual similarity, content and realism.

Contents:

Prelude: The New Philosophy of Vision

Part I: Classification

1. The Sensory Classification Thesis

2. Sensory Classification: The View from Psychology

3. Sensory Concepts

Afterword to Part I: A Look Ahead: Pluralistic Realism

Part II: Similarity

4. The Sensory Ordering Thesis

5. The Sources of Sensory Similarity

Afterword to Part II: The Stages of the Sensory Process

Part III: Specialization

6. Perceptual Specialization and the Definition of Colour

7. The Disunity of Colour

8. Pluralistic RealismPart

IV: Content

9. Sensing and Doing

10. Sense Experience

11. The Semantic Theory of Colour Experience

Part V: Reference

12. Visual Objects

13. Visual Reference

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-350) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-160228-0

0-19-153328-9

1-281-19078-0

9786611190781

1-4356-2113-1

OCLC:

922953175