How does perceptual experience make us knowledgeable about the world?
In this book Nadja El Kassar argues that an informed answer requires a
novel theory of perception: perceptual experience involves conceptual
capacities and consists in a relation between a perceiver and the
world. Contemporary theories of perception disagree about the role of
content and conceptual capacities in perceptual experience. In her
analysis El Kassar scrutinizes the arguments of conceptualist and
relationist theories, thereby exposing their limitations for
explaining the epistemic role of perceptual experience. Against this
background she develops her novel theory of epistemically significant
perception. Her theory improves on current accounts by encompassing
both the epistemic role of perceptual experiences and its perceptual
character. Central claims of her theory receive additional support
from work in vision science, making this book an original contribution
to the philosophy of perception.
Les mer
How We Relate to the World
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783110445367
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
De Gruyter
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter