Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
9-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Program
Philosophy
Advisor
David Rosenthal
Committee Members
David Papineau
Howard Robinson
Jesse Prinz
Subject Categories
Philosophy of Mind
Abstract
In this dissertation I answer the following question: Does recent empirical work give us reason to think that naive realism is false or that indirect realism is correct? There is a small amount of literature arguing that recent empirical findings pose problems for naive realism and suggest that perception involves mental representation. I review this literature and the arguments therein, examine the relevant empirical work, and argue that recent empirical work on perception does give us reason to reject naive realism and to favour an indirect realist view that countenances mental representations.
Recommended Citation
Zigman, Philip, "Theories of Perception and Recent Empirical Work" (2018). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2772