Title: Seeing, doing, and knowing : a philosophical theory of sense perception /
Authors: Matthen, Mohan
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Philosophy; Cognition; Visual Perception; Senses and sensation; Sense (Philosophy)
Abstract: "This book is a philosophical treatment of sense perception and examines the work of cognitive neuroscientists. Its central theme is the task-oriented specialization of sensory systems across the biological domain. This text includes theories of perceptual similarity, content, and realism"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: The sensory classification thesis -- Sensory classification : the viewpoint from psychology -- Sensory concepts -- The sensory ordering thesis -- The sources of sensory similarity -- Perceptual specialization and the definition of colour -- The disunity of colour -- Pluralistic realism -- Sensing and doing -- Sense experience -- The semantic theory of colour experience -- Visual objects -- Visual reference.