Philosophy of perception: A contemporary introduction/
Fish, William
- New York: Routledge, 2010.
- 177 p.
1 Introduction: Three key principles Overview Three key principles Conclusion Questions Notes 2 Sense datum theories Overview The Phenomenal Principle and misleading experiences Sense data and the Common Factor Principle The time lag argument Sense datum theory formalized Sense datum theory and the two hats Sense datum theory and the Representational Principle The sensory core theory Percept theory Sensory core theory, percept theory, and the two hats Metaphysical objections to mental objects Questions Notes Further reading 3 Adverbial theories Overview Adverbialism Adverbialism and metaphysics The many property problem The complement objection Adverbialism and the two hats Questions Notes Further reading 4 Belief acquisition theories Overview Perception as the acquisition of beliefs Belief acquisition theory and the two hats Perception without belief acquisition Perception, belief, and our conceptual capacities Acquiring new concepts Blindsight Questions Notes Further reading 5 intentional theories Overview Varieties of intentionalism Theories of perceptual content How do experiences get their contents? Representationalism and the two hats Questions Notes Further reading 6 Disjunctive theories Overview The causal objection Epistemological disjunctivism Disjunctivism about metaphysics Disjunctivism about content Disjunctivism about phenomenology Naive realism Disjunctive theories of hallucination Disjunctivism and illusion Disjunctivism and the two hats Questions Notes Further reading 7 Perception and causation Overview The causal theory of perception Questions Notes Further reading 8 Perception and the sciences of the mind Overview Theoretical paradigms and their underlying assumptions Important phenomena Perception, cognition, and the phenomenal Color vision and color realism Questions Notes Further reading 9 Perception and other sense modalities Overview Individuating the senses Touch, hearing, taste, and smell How distinct are the senses? Questions Note Further reading