The Problem of Perception

by A.D. Smith and A.D. Smith

In a major contribution to the theory of perception, A. D. Smith presents a truly original defense of direct realism--the view that in perception we are directly aware of things in the physical world.

The Problem of Perception offers two arguments against direct realism--one concerning illusion, and one concerning hallucination--that no current theory of perception can adequately rebut. Smith then develops a theory of perception that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674008413
• ISBN13: 9780674008410
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.6"