The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Perception (Oxford Handbooks)

"The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Perception is a survey by leading philosophical thinkers of contemporary issues and new thinking in philosophy of perception. It includes sections on the history of the subject, introductions to contemporary issues in the epistemology, ontology and aesthetics of perception, treatments of the individual sense modalities and of the things we perceive by means of them, and a consideration of how perceptual information is integrated and consolidated. New analytic tools and applications to other areas of philosophy are discussed in depth. Each of the forty-five entries is written by a leading expert, some collaborating with younger figures; each seeks to introduce the reader to a broad range of issues. All contain new ideas on the topics covered; together they demonstrate the vigour and innovative zeal of a young field. The book is accessible to anybody who has an intellectual interest in issues concerning perception."-- Publisher's description Perception Has Been For Philosophers In The Last Few Decades An Area Of Compelling Interest And Intense Investigation. In Large Part, The Catalyst For This Activity Has Come From Contemporary Cognitive Science And Neuroscience, Which Has Been Progressing At An Accelerating Pace, Throwing Up New Information About The Brain And New Conceptions Of How Sensory Information Is Processed And Used. These New Conceptions Offer Philosophers Opportunities For Reconceptualizing The Senses--what They Tell Us, How We Use Them, And The Nature Of The Knowledge They Give Us. Today, The Philosophy Of Perception Resonates With Ideas That Had Not Even Been Articulated In The 1970s And 1980s. This Handbook Is A Survey By Leading Philosophical Thinkers Of Contemporary Issues And New Thinking In Philosophy Of Perception. It Includes Sections On The History Of The Subject, Introductions To Contemporary Issues In The Epistemology, Ontology, And Aesthetics Of Perception, Treatments Of The Individual Sense Modalities And Of The Things We Perceive By Means Of Them, And A Consideration Of How Perceptual Information Is Integrated And Consolidated. New Analytic Tools And Applications To Other Areas Of Philosophy Are Discussed In Depth. Each Of The Forty-five Entries Is Written By A Leading Expert, Some Collaborating With Younger Figures; Each Seeks To Introduce The Reader To A Broad Range Of Issues. All Contain New Ideas On The Topic Covered; Together They Are A Portrait Of The Vigour And Innovative Zeal Of A Young Field. The Book Is Accessible To Anybody Who Has An Intellectual Interest In Issues Concerning Perception.-- Introduction / Mohan Matthen -- Perception In Ancient Greek Philosophy / Victor Caston -- Perception In Medieval Philosophy / Dominik Perler -- Skepticism And Perception / Baron Reed -- Perception In Early Modern Philosophy / Alison Simmons -- Perception In Philosophy And Psychology In The 19th And Early 20th Centuries / Gary Hatfield -- Sense-data / Paul Snowdon -- Phenomenological Approaches / Charles Siewert -- Perceptual Representation/perceptual Content / Bence Nanay -- Perception And The First Person / Christopher Peacocke -- Nonceptual Content / Wayne Wright -- Disjunctivism / Heather Logue -- Action-based Accounts Of Perception / Pierre Jacob -- Perceptual Reports / Berit Brogaard -- Vision / David R. Hilbert -- Audition / Matthew Nudds -- Touch / Frédérique De Vignemont And Olivier Massin -- The Chemical Senses / Barry C. Smith -- The Bodily Senses / J. Brendan Ritchie And Peter Carruthers -- Unconscious Perception / Jesse J. Prinz -- Object Perception / Roberto Casati -- Primary And Secondary Qualities / Peter Ross -- Colour Perception / Kathleen Akins And Martin Hahn -- Perception And Space / Jérôme Dokic -- Perception And Time / Robin Le Poidevin -- Speech Perception / Casey O'callaghan -- Musical Perception / Charles Nussbaum -- Own-body Perception / Alisa Mandrigin And Evan Thompson -- Perception Of Pain / Valerie Gray Hardcastle -- Perceiving Nothings / Roy Sorensen -- The Individuation Of The Senses / Mohan Matthen -- Perceptual Attention / John Campbell -- Multisensory Perception / Tim Bayne And Charles Spence -- Perceptual Constancy / Jonathan Cohen -- How Do Synaesthetes Experience The World? / Malika Auvray And Ophelia Deroy -- Substituting The Senses / Julian Kiverstein, Mirko Farina, And Andy Clark -- Similarity Spaces / Diana Raffman -- Bayesian Perceptual Psychology / Michael Rescorla -- Signal Detection Theory / E. Samuel Winer Anad Michael Snodgrass -- Information Theory / John Kulvicki -- Modularity Of Perception / Ophelia Deroy -- The Epistemology Of Perception / Susanna Siegel And Nicholas Silins -- Perceptual Learning / Robert L. Goldstone And Lisa A. Byrge -- Perception And Demonstratives / Imogen Dickie -- Nonhuman Animal Senses / Brian L. Keeley -- Perception And Art / Dominic Mciver Lopes. Edited By Mohan Matthen. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This Handbook presents a survey of contemporary issues and new thinking in philosophy of perception. A team of leading experts explores the history of the subject, current debates, new research on the individual senses, and the nature of sensory information. Together, they demonstrate the vigour and innovative zeal of a young field.