Current Controversies in Philosophy of Perception

ISBN-13: 9780367870706 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str.

Bence Nanay

Opis

This book provides an up-to-date and accessible overview of the hottest and most influential contemporary debates in philosophy of perception, written especially for this volume by many of the most important philosophers of the field. The book addresses the following key questions: Can perception be unconscious? What is the relation between perc

Spis treści

Current Controversies in the Philosophy of Perception

Edited by Bence Nanay

Table of contents:

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










Part I: Are perceptual states representations?












2. Adam Pautz: Experiences are representations: An empirical argument.











3. Heather Logue: Are perceptual experiences just representations?










Part II: Is perception thin or rich?












4. Susanna Siegel and Alex Byrne: Rich or thin?










Part III: Non-visual sense modalities












5. John Kulvicki: Auditory perspectives











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










Part IV: The multimodality of perception












7. Casey O’Callaghan: Enhancement through coordination











8. Mohan Matthen: Is perceptual experience normally multimodal?










Part V: Is attention necessary for perception?












9. Bob Kentridge and Berit Brogaard: The functional roles of attention











10. Wayne Wu: Attention and perception: A necessary connection?










Part VI: Can perception be unconscious?












11. Ian Phillips and Ned Block: Debate on unconscious perception










Appendix












12. Other controversies in philosophy of perception

O autorze

Bence Nanay is Professor of Philosophy and BOF Research Professor at the University of Antwerp.