causal theory of perception – Diversity Reading List

Siegel, Susanna. How Does Visual Phenomenology Constrain Object Seeing

2006, Australasian Journal of Philosophy 84: 429-441.

Categories: Metaphysics & Epistemology, Perception, Philosophy of Mind, The Contents of Perception, The Experience of Objects, The Objects of Perception, The Perceptual Relation

Keywords: causal theory of perception, perception

Expand entry: Added by: Simon Fokt, Contributed by: Simon Prosser

Abstract: I argue that there are phenomenological constraints on what it is to see an object, and that these are overlooked by some theories that offer allegedly sufficient causal and counterfactual conditions on object-seeing.

Comment: Further reading on causal theories of perception; offers an interesting counterexample to the Lewisian view.

Difficulty: Intermediate

Recommended use: Specialised reading

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