The Problems of Perception

First published in 2002. Written in 1959, this volume looks at the philosophical problems of perception, that arise mainly because our traditional common-sense notions clash with the factual evidence concerning not only the occurrence of illusions and hallucinations but also the essential role played by complex causal and psychological processes in perceiving. Chapter 1 Introductory Survey; Chapter 2 The Arguments for Sense-Data; Chapter 3 The Perplexing Nature of Sense-Data; Chapter 4 Phenomenalism; Chapter 5 Linguistic Methods; Chapter 6 The Representative Theory of Perception; Chapter 7 Mind and Body; Chapter 8 Perceptual Consciousness and Judgment; Chapter 9 The Psychology of Perceptual Consciousness; Chapter 10 Final Account of Perception;