
Perception: The Basics
Bence Nanay(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2024
Book
Hardback
154 pages
978-1-032-63952-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book combines approaches from philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience in the study of perception. In addition to appealing to readers from all three of these disciplines, Perception: The Basics is a perfect introduction for students and general readers. Its interdisciplinary coverage of all aspects of perception does not require familiarity with either abstract philosophical concepts or neuroscientific knowledge.
Besides addressing the classic questions of how perception works, the book highlights the intricate connections between perception and action as well as perception that is not triggered by sensory input, like mental imagery, dreaming, and hallucination. Further, the book balances out an overemphasis on vision in the literature by giving almost equal coverage to all the sense modalities (although some examples are easier to present in visual form).
Questions that are discussed in detail include:
What is the function of perception?
Is perception an unbiased way of learning about the world?
What is the difference between the different sense modalities, like seeing, hearing, smelling, etc.?
What is the connection between perception and action?
What is the relation between perception, mental imagery, dreaming, and hallucination?
With helpful chapter summaries and a comprehensive final bibliography, Perception: The Basics is sure to be the first-stop for anyone trying to better understand this important area of interdisciplinary research.
Besides addressing the classic questions of how perception works, the book highlights the intricate connections between perception and action as well as perception that is not triggered by sensory input, like mental imagery, dreaming, and hallucination. Further, the book balances out an overemphasis on vision in the literature by giving almost equal coverage to all the sense modalities (although some examples are easier to present in visual form).
Questions that are discussed in detail include:
What is the function of perception?
Is perception an unbiased way of learning about the world?
What is the difference between the different sense modalities, like seeing, hearing, smelling, etc.?
What is the connection between perception and action?
What is the relation between perception, mental imagery, dreaming, and hallucination?
With helpful chapter summaries and a comprehensive final bibliography, Perception: The Basics is sure to be the first-stop for anyone trying to better understand this important area of interdisciplinary research.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Professional, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Illustrations
16 s/w Abbildungen, 11 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 5 s/w Zeichnungen
5 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white; 16 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-63952-9 (9781032639529)
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Person
Bence Nanay is Professor of Philosophical Psychology and BOF research professor at the University of Antwerp . He published four monographs with Oxford UP (Between Perception and Action, 2013; Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception, 2016; Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction, 2019; and Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience, 2023) with three more under contract. He is the director of the European Network for Sensory Research.
Content
1. What is Perception? 2. The Variety of Senses 3. Perception and Cognition 4. Perception and Action 5. Perception without Input 6. Aesthetic Perception