Metaphysics of Perception - Wilfrid Sellars, Perceptual Consciousness and Critical Realism

Informationen zum Autor Paul Coates Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 The structure of perceptual consciousness (1): Phenomenal qualities and the two-component viewChapter 2 The structure of perceptual consciousness (2): Concepts and the awareness of fineness of grainChapter 3 Hallucinations, illusions and the challenge of metaphysical scepticismChapter 4 The incoherence of Direct RealismChapter 5 Problems for the enactive approach to perceptionChapter 6 Perception, understanding and causationChapter 7 A navigational account of distance perceptionChapter 8 Critical Realism and the alleged transparency of experienceChapter 9 Imagination and the unity of experienceChapter 10 Inner experience and the possibility of knowledge

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul Coates, Paul (University of Hertfordshire Coates, COATES PAUL
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 25.09.2007
• EAN: 9780415284455
• ISBN: 978-0-415-28445-5
• Seiten: 288
• Serien: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy; Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -