
Tyler Burge presents a substantial, original study of what it is for individuals to represent the physical world with the most primitive sort of objectivity. By reflecting on the science of perception and related psychological and biological sciences, he gives an account of constitutive conditions for perceiving the physical world, and thus aims to locate origins of representational mind. Origins of Objectivity illuminates several long-standing, central issues in philosophy, and provides a wide-ranging account of relations between human and animal psychologies.
This work investigates the constitutive conditions required for individuals to represent the physical world through primitive objectivity. Tyler Burge, a prominent philosopher of mind, synthesizes findings from perceptual science, psychology, and biology to construct a framework for understanding how representational mental states emerge. He argues that the capacity to perceive physical objects is a foundational element of mind, bridging the gap between basic biological functions and complex cognitive processes.
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Experts recognize this text as a rigorous, foundational contribution to the philosophy of perception and cognitive science. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which requires significant familiarity with contemporary philosophical discourse to fully navigate.
Page Count:
645
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10:
0191614823
ISBN-13:
9780191614828
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