Theories of Perception and Recent Empirical Work

Author

Philip Zigman, The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkFollow

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