Current Controversies in Philosophy of Perception

Current Controversies in the Philosophy of Perception



Edited by Bence Nanay



Table of contents:










Bence Nanay: Philosophy of perception: A road map with lots of bypass roads






Part I: Are perceptual states representations?








Adam Pautz: Experiences are representations: An empirical argument.







Heather Logue: Are perceptual experiences just representations?






Part II: Is perception thin or rich?








Susanna Siegel and Alex Byrne: Rich or thin?






Part III: Non-visual sense modalities








John Kulvicki: Auditory perspectives







Matthew Nudds: Non-visual senses: The distinctive role of sounds and smells.






Part IV: The multimodality of perception








Casey O'Callaghan: Enhancement through coordination







Mohan Matthen: Is perceptual experience normally multimodal?






Part V: Is attention necessary for perception?








Bob Kentridge and Berit Brogaard: The functional roles of attention







Wayne Wu: Attention and perception: A necessary connection?






Part VI: Can perception be unconscious?








Ian Phillips and Ned Block: Debate on unconscious perception






Appendix








Other controversies in philosophy of perception