Perception

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376 Seiten

2003
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
9780631224211 (ISBN)

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This text presents classic essays on the conceptual and theoretical problems in the study of vision. In a style that is accessible to the non-expert, it lays out core issues in the theory of vision and then sets up a dialogue on the topics among philosophers and psychologists, past and present.

Perception presents classic essays on the conceptual and theoretical problems in the study of vision. In a style that is accessible to the non-expert, the volume lays out core issues in the theory of vision and then sets up a dialogue on the topics among philosophers and psychologists, past and present.

Offers an accessible introduction to perception through key readings.
Presents a dialogue among philosophers and psychologists on the science of perception.
Contains a comprehensive introduction and provides suggestions for further reading.
Useful for readers interested in philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, computer vision, and visual science.

Robert Schwartz is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He is the author of Vision: Variations on Some Berkeleian Themes (Blackwell, 1994), and has published widely on issues in cognition and perception.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Historical Background

Introduction

1. From On The Soul
Aristotle

2. From An Essay Towards A New Theory Of Vision
George Berkeley

3. From Essays On The Intellectual Powers Of Man
Thomas Reid

4. From The Philosophy Of The Enlightenment
Ernst Cassirer

5. From Elements Of Physiology
Johannes Müller

6. From Treatise On Physiological Optics
Hermann Von Helmholtz

7. From Principles Of Gestalt Psychology
Kurt Koffka

Part II: The Senses

Introduction

8. From The Senses Considered As Perceptual Systems And The Ecological Approach To Visual Perception
James J. Gibson

9. From In And Out Of The Black Box
David W. Hamlyn

10. From Perception And Cognition
John Heil

11. From The Will
Brian O'Shaughnessy

12. From The Analysis Of Sensation
Ernst Mach

13. From Molyneux's Question
Michael J. Morgan

14. Molyneux's Question
Gareth Evans

Part III: Direct Versus Indirect Theories of Perception

Introduction

15. A Theory Of Direct Perception And From The Ecological Approach To Perception
James J. Gibson

16. How Direct Is Visual Perception?
Jerry A. Fodor and Zenon W. Pylyshyn

17. Inference In Perception
Irvin Rock

18. Is The Visual System As Smart As It Looks?
Patricia Smith Churchland

19. Tacit Assumptions In The Computational Study Of Vision
Simon Ullman

20. 'Why Do Things Look As They Do?'
William Epstein

Part IV: Perception and Conception

Introduction

21. Seeing, Believing, And Knowing
Fred Dretske

22. From Wittgenstein
Robert Fogelin

23. From Patterns Of Discovery
Norwood Russell Hanson

24. Analogue Content
Christopher Peacocke

25. Where Perceiving Ends And Thinking Begins
Elizabeth S. Spelke

26. Seeing Is Believing—Or Is It?
Daniel C. Dennett

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.5.2003
Reihe/Serie	Wiley Blackwell Readings in Philosophy
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 236 mm
Gewicht	674 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
ISBN-13	9780631224211 / 9780631224211
Zustand	Neuware