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Perception and the Physical World

210 Pages

by Routledge

210 Pages

by Routledge

210 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1961, Perception and the Physical World contends that there are insuperable difficulties for the Representative and Phenomenalist theories. Unreflective common sense thinks of sense-perception as a direct grasping of the nature of the physical world. But when we are confronted with facts about sensory illusion, about the physical and physiological causes of perception, and... Read more

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Arguments to prove the sensible qualities subjective 2. What are the immediate objects of awareness in perception? 3. Refutation of the representative theory of perception 4. Some features of sense-impressions 5. Refutation of Phenomenalism (1) 6. Refutation of phenomenalism (2) 7. An analysis of sensory illusion 8. The argument from verification 9. The nature of perception 10. Consequences of our account of the nature of perception 11. The argument from causation 12. The argument from science 13. Direct realism without scientific phenomenalism 14. Problems about the secondary qualities 15. Can physical objects have nothing but the primary qualities? Conclusion Index