Paul Coates

The Metaphysics of Perception

Wilfrid Sellars, Perceptual Consciousness and Critical Realism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 447g
• ISBN-13: 9780415874472
• ISBN-10: 0415874475
• Artikelnr.: 26985973

Autorenporträt

Paul Coates

Inhaltsangabe

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