Metaphysics of Sensory Experience

What is going on when we are consciously aware of a visual scene, or hear sounds, or otherwise enjoy sensory experience? David Papineau argues controversially for a purely qualitative account: conscious sensory experiences are intrinsic states with no essential connection to external circumstances or represented properties.

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: Clearing the Ground


• 2: Against Representationalism


• 3: The Structure of Experience


• 4: Introspection, Adverbialism, and Rich Contents

Info autore

David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy at King's College London. He has previously worked at the University of Reading, Macquarie University, Birkbeck College, Cambridge University, and the City University of New York. He has served as president of the Aristotelian Society, the Mind Association, and the British Society for the Philosophy of Science.

Riassunto

What is going on when we are consciously aware of a visual scene, or hear sounds, or otherwise enjoy sensory experience? David Papineau argues controversially for a purely qualitative account: conscious sensory experiences are intrinsic states with no essential connection to external circumstances or represented properties.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Papineau, David (Professor of Philosophy Papineau, Papineau David
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.03.2021
• EAN: 9780198862390
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886239-0
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Realism, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology