Vision and Mind: Selected Readings in the Philosophy of Perception

by Alva Noë and Evan Thompson

Book Overview

The philosophy of perception is a microcosm of the metaphysics of mind. Its central problems--What is perception? What is the nature of perceptual consciousness? How can one fit an account of perceptual experience into a broader account of the nature of the mind and the world?--are at the heart of metaphysics. Rather than try to cover all of the many strands in the philosophy of perception, this book focuses on a particular orthodoxy about the nature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262640473
• ISBN13: 9780262640473
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 637 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher