Analysis Of PerceptionThis is Volume XIX of twenty-one in the Cognitive Psychology series. First published in 1956, this study makes a unique contribution to our knowledge of perception. The author takes a representationalist view and disposes of the theory of projected sensations. Adopting Bertrand Russell’s idea of physical and perceptual worlds, proceeds to discuss the possible geometries of their mutual relations. The value of this book is that the author has made available to students of philosophy much new knowledge of the first importance. |
Contents
1 THE REPRESENTATIVE THEORY OF PERCEPTION | 1 |
2 THE GENESIS OF THE VISUAL FIELD | 62 |
3 THE STATUS OF SOMATIC SENSEDATA | 75 |
4 VERIDICAL AND HALLUCINATORY SENSE EXPERIENCE | 81 |
5 EXAMINATION OF PERCEPTION | 106 |
6 THE STATUS OF MIND IN SHERRINGTONS PHILOSOPHY | 120 |
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account of perception after-sensation argument bear spatial relations body-image brain events C. D. Broad causal chain causal relations cerebral class of events colour complex confirm constructed cortex criteria cube datum defined definition described dimensional experiential events external physical objects eyes fact figure find finite first flash geometrical Gestalt psychology H. H. Price hallucinations hallucinatory experiences hallucinatory sense-experience Havelock Ellis identical located logical material things merely mescaline mind naive realism neurology neuronal non-spatial observed organisation patterns of neuronal Paul Schilder perceived phantom limb philosophers physical body physical events physical organism physical space physical world postulate psychical relations to physical representative mechanisms Russell scientific sensations sense-data and images sense-data and physical sensible solipsism somatic sense-data somatic sensory field spatial entities spatial system spatio-temporal specious present standard solid statements stroboscopic patterns television tesseract theory of perception thoughts three-dimensional tion unsensed veridical visual field visual perception visual sense-data