The Metaphysics of Perception: Wilfrid Sellars, Perceptual Consciousness and Critical Realism

ISBN-13: 9780415874472 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 278 str.

Paul Coates

Opis

This book is an important study in the philosophy of the mind; drawing on the work of philosopher Wilfrid Sellars and the theory of critical realism to develop a novel argument for understanding perception and metaphysics.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The structure of perceptual consciousness (1): Phenomenal qualities and the two-component view
Chapter 2 The structure of perceptual consciousness (2): Concepts and the awareness of fineness of grain
Chapter 3 Hallucinations, illusions and the challenge of metaphysical scepticism
Chapter 4 The incoherence of Direct Realism
Chapter 5 Problems for the enactive approach to perception
Chapter 6 Perception, understanding and causation
Chapter 7 A navigational account of distance perception
Chapter 8 Critical Realism and the alleged transparency of experience
Chapter 9 Imagination and the unity of experience
Chapter 10 Inner experience and the possibility of knowledge

O autorze

Paul Coates