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Perception (New Problems of Philosophy) - Hardcover

Book 20 of 22: New Problems of Philosophy

Pautz, Adam

 
9780415486040: Perception (New Problems of Philosophy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415486041 ISBN 13: 9780415486040
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Perception is one of the most pervasive and puzzling problems in philosophy, generating a great deal of attention and controversy in philosophy of mind, psychology and metaphysics. If perceptual illusion and hallucination are possible, how can perception be what it intuitively seems to be, a direct and immediate access to reality? How can perception be both internally dependent and externally directed?

Perception is an outstanding introduction to this fundamental topic, covering both the perennial and recent work on the problem. Adam Pautz examines four of the most important theories of perception: the sense datum view; the internal physical state view; the representational view; and naïve realism, assessing each in turn. He also discusses the relationship between perception and the physical world and the issue of whether reality is as it appears.

Useful examples are included throughout the book to illustrate the puzzles of perception, including hallucinations, illusions, the laws of appearance, blindsight, and neuroscientific explanations of our experience of pain, smell and color. The book covers both traditional philosophical arguments and more recent empirical arguments deriving from research in psychophysics and neuroscience.

The addition of chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading and a glossary of terms make Perception essential reading for anyone studying the topic in detail, as well as for students of philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology and metaphysics.

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About the Author

Adam Pautz is a Professor of Philosophy at Brown University, USA. With Daniel Stoljar he is the editor of Blockheads!: Essays on Ned Block's Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness (2019).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415486041
ISBN 13 
9780415486040
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
276