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The Eye and the Mind. Reflections on Perception and the Problem of Knowledge.
Charles Landesman
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Hardback. Explains our common-sense understanding of perception and defends a representative theory of perception as an alternative form of understanding more in accord with the results of science. This book argues against color realism and defends the view that nothing has color. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
This book is a discussion of some of the major philosophical problems centering around the topic of sense perception and the foundations of human knowledge. It begins with a characterization of our common sense understanding of the role of the senses in the acquisition of belief, and it argues that scientific accounts of the processes of perception undermine salient parts of this understanding. The naive point of view of direct realism cannot be sustained in the light of a scientifically instructed understanding of perception. This critique of direct realism points to the correctness of the representative theory of perception characteristic ... Read more
This book is a discussion of some of the major philosophical problems centering around the topic of sense perception and the foundations of human knowledge. It begins with a characterization of our common sense understanding of the role of the senses in the acquisition of belief, and it argues that scientific accounts of the processes of perception undermine salient parts of this understanding. The naive point of view of direct realism cannot be sustained in the light of a scientifically instructed understanding of perception. This critique of direct realism points to the correctness of the representative theory of perception characteristic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792325864
SKU
V9780792325864
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