Showing, Sensing, and Seeming - Distinctively Sensory Representations and Their Contents

Zusatztext a timely! insightful! and individual examination of the nature and contents of 'distinctively sensory representations' . . . the prose is clear and lively! with some nice touches of personality. The discussion ranges widely over literature in philosophy! psychology! and art history. Klappentext Certain representations are bound in special ways to our sensory capacities. What do these representations have in common, and what makes them different from representations of other kinds? Dominic Gregory employs novel ideas on perceptual states and sensory perspectives to explain the special nature of distinctively sensory representations. Zusammenfassung Certain representations are bound in special ways to our sensory capacities. What do these representations have in common, and what makes them different from representations of other kinds? Dominic Gregory employs novel ideas on perceptual states and sensory perspectives to explain the special nature of distinctively sensory representations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Things to explain 2: Matters of perspective 3: A theory of distinctively sensory content 4: Applications and extensions 5: Mental images 6: Pictures 7: More on pictures 8: Distinctively sensory records Conclusion References Index

Product details

• Authors: Dominic Gregory, Dominic (University of Sheffield) Gregory, Gregory Dominic
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2017
• EAN: 9780198800071
• ISBN: 978-0-19-880007-1
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge