
Perceiving the World
Bence Nanay(Editor)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 29. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-0-19-937407-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volumes collects new essays by top philosophers, all on the theme of perception while also making connections between perception and other philosophical areas like epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of action. Perception has become a major area of philosophical interest, with a number of important collections and monographs appearing recently. This may partly be due to the growing use of empirical and neuroscientific data by philosophers of mind. The contributors in this volume represent the high quality of current scholars (many OUP authors) working in the area, among them Jesse Prinz, Fred Dretske, Susanna Siegel, and Benj Hellie. Some of the questions they raise include, What is the object of perception? How can perception give rise to knowledge? What is the link between perception and action? Between perception and belief? How do we perceive colors? What do animals perceive? How do empirical findings inform traditional philosophical thinking about perception? Does perception represent the world? What are the properties that are represented in perception? Nanay also provides a detailed introduction surveying the state of the field. This volume contains new work by some of the top figures in the field on a broad topic of interest.
Reviews / Votes
A valuable contribution to the philosophy of perception and cognate areas. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
665 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-937407-6 (9780199374076)
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Bence Nanay
Perceiving the World
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Person
Bence Nanay is Professor of Philosophy and BOF Research Professor at the University of Antwerp and Senior Research Associate at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge.
Editor
Professor of Philosophy and BOF Research Professor (ZAPTTBOF), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp;Senior Research Associate, PeterhouseProfessor of Philosophy and BOF Research Professor (ZAPTTBOF), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp;Senior Research Associate, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, New York/ Vancouver, USA/ Canada
Content
Philosophy of Perception - The New Wave ; Bence Nanay ; Color Relationalism and Color Phenomenology ; Jonathan Cohen ; Perceptual Recognition and the Feeling of Presence ; Jerome Dokic ; What We See: The Texture of Conscious Experience ; Fred Dretske ; Projectivism Without Error ; Andy Egan ; An Externalist's Guide to Inner Experience ; Benj Hellie ; The Normative Nature of Perceptual Experience ; Sean D. Kelly ; What's in a Look ? ; M. F. G. Martin ; How Things Look (And What Things Look That Way) ; Mohan Matthen ; Why Explain Visual Experience in terms of Content? ; Adam Pautz ; When Is Perception Conscious? ; Jesse Prinz ; Do Visual Experiences Have Contents? ; Susanna Siegel ; Index