Seeing, Doing, and Knowing: A Philosophical Theory of Sense Perception

by Mohan Matthen

Book Overview

Seeing, Doing, and Knowing is an original and comprehensive philosophical treatment of sense perception as it is currently investigated by cognitive neuroscientists. Its central theme is the task-oriented specialization of sensory systems across the biological domain.

Sensory systems are automatic sorting machines; they engage in a process of classification. Human vision sorts and orders external objects in terms of a specialized, proprietary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199204284
• ISBN13: 9780199204281
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"