Current Controversies in Philosophy of Perception

by Bence Nanay

Overview

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 perception and attention? What properties can we perceive? Are perceptual states representations? How is vision different from the other sense modalities (like hearing or smell)? How do these sense modalities interact with one another? Contributors are Ned Block, Berit Brogaard, Alex Byrne, Robert Kentridge, John Kulvicki, Heather Logue, Mohan Matthen, Bence Nanay, Matt Nudds, Casey O’Callaghan, Adam Pautz, Ian Phillips, Susanna Siegel and Wayne Wu.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367870706
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/10/2019
Series:	Current Controversies in Philosophy
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

"A really well structured and important new collection of papers, dealing with central issues in the philosophy of perception. Required reading for anyone who has an interest in the latest philosophical debates about perception."

Michael Tye, University of Texas at Austin, USA

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