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In the last few years there has been an explosion of philosophical interest in perception; after decades of neglect, it is now one of the most fertile areas for new work. Perceptual Experience presents new work by fifteen of the world's leading philosophers. All papers are written specially for this volume, and they cover a broad range of topics dealing with sensation and representation, consciousness and awareness, and the connections between perception and knowledge and between perception and action. This will be the book on the philosophy of perception, a fascinating resource for philosophers and psychologists.Contributors include John Campbell, David J. Chalmers, Tim Crane, Fred Dretske, Tamar Szabo Gendler, Anil Gupta, John Hawthorne, Susan Hurley, Mark Johnston, Geoffrey Lee, Eric Lormand, M. G. F. Martin, Alva Noë, Jesse J. Prinz, Sydney Shoemaker, Susanna Siegel, and Michael Tye.
This volume investigates the nature of perceptual experience by addressing the intersection of sensation, representation, and the cognitive architecture of human awareness. Editors Tamar Szabó Gendler and John P. Hawthorne curate a collection of original essays from fifteen prominent philosophers to re-examine the role of perception in knowledge acquisition and action. The text serves as a comprehensive survey of contemporary debates, moving beyond traditional models to incorporate modern insights from both analytic philosophy and cognitive science.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a significant reference point for those studying the philosophy of mind and perception. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for advanced students and professional researchers in the field.
Page Count:
560
Publication Date:
2006-03-09
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019928976X
ISBN-13:
9780199289769
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