Philosophy of Perception A Contemporary Introduction

By:

Fish, William

Contributor(s):

Fish, William

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Routledge 2010Description: 177pISBN:

9780415999120

DDC classification:

N15.2 F526

Partial contents:

Sense datum theories Overview The Phenomenal Principle and misleading experiences Sense data and the Common Factor Principle The time lag argument Sense datum theory formalized Sense datum theory and the two hats Sense datum theory and the Representational Principle The sensory core theory Percept theory Sensory core theory, percept theory, and the two hats Metaphysical objections to mental objects Adverbial theories Overview Adverbialism Adverbialism and metaphysics The many property problem The complement objection Adverbialism and the two hats Belief acquisition theories Overview Perception as the acquisition of beliefs Belief acquisition theory and the two hats Perception without belief acquisition Perception, belief, and our conceptual capacities Acquiring new concepts Blindsight Intentional theories Overview Varieties of intentionalism Theories of perceptual content How do experiences get their contents? Representationalism and the two hats Disjunctive theories Overview The causal objection Epistemological disjunctivism Disjunctivism about metaphysics Disjunctivism about content Disjunctivism about phenomenology Naive realism Disjunctive theories of hallucination Disjunctivism and illusion Disjunctivism and the two hats Perception and causation Overview The causal theory of perception Perception and the sciences of the mind Overview Theoretical paradigms and their underlying assumptions Important phenomena Perception, cognition, and the phenomenal Color vision and color realism Perception and other sense modalities Overview Individuating the senses Touch, hearing, taste, and smell How distinct are the senses?

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Sense datum theories
Overview
The Phenomenal Principle and misleading experiences
Sense data and the Common Factor Principle
The time lag argument
Sense datum theory formalized
Sense datum theory and the two hats
Sense datum theory and the Representational Principle
The sensory core theory
Percept theory
Sensory core theory, percept theory, and the two hats
Metaphysical objections to mental objects
Adverbial theories
Overview
Adverbialism
Adverbialism and metaphysics
The many property problem
The complement objection
Adverbialism and the two hats
Belief acquisition theories
Overview
Perception as the acquisition of beliefs
Belief acquisition theory and the two hats
Perception without belief acquisition
Perception, belief, and our conceptual capacities
Acquiring new concepts
Blindsight
Intentional theories
Overview
Varieties of intentionalism
Theories of perceptual content
How do experiences get their contents?
Representationalism and the two hats
Disjunctive theories
Overview
The causal objection
Epistemological disjunctivism
Disjunctivism about metaphysics
Disjunctivism about content
Disjunctivism about phenomenology
Naive realism
Disjunctive theories of hallucination
Disjunctivism and illusion
Disjunctivism and the two hats
Perception and causation
Overview
The causal theory of perception
Perception and the sciences of the mind
Overview
Theoretical paradigms and their underlying assumptions
Important phenomena
Perception, cognition, and the phenomenal
Color vision and color realism
Perception and other sense modalities
Overview
Individuating the senses
Touch, hearing, taste, and smell
How distinct are the senses?

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