The Metaphysics of Perception

Wilfrid Sellars, Perceptual Consciousness and Critical Realism
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-28445-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 602 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coates, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Coates