Perceptual Content by William G. Lycan Hardcover Book
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Perceptual Content by William G. Lycan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Perceptual Content is the first book to discuss and compare the representational characters of all the traditional "five senses". It has three main topics or concerns: the diversity of the senses; the way the contents of sensory representations are layered; and aspect perception, Publisher Description Perceptual Content is the first book to discuss and compare the representational characters of all the traditional "five senses". It has three main topics or concerns.(1) The diversity of the senses: though Lycan maintains as a working assumption that all perception represents, the similarity between sense modalities ends there. The senses' respective representational modes, styles and structures -- not just their mechanisms -- differ verystrongly from each other.(2) The Layering thesis: Lycan argues that a single sensory representation usually has more than one content, the contents systematically related to each other by a priority ordependence relation. More specifically, a perceptual state may represent one object or property by representing a more primitive or less ambitious one; he calls this the "layering" of content. For example, by hearing a sound sequence involving such-and-such volumes and timbres, you hear a voice speaking, and by hearing the voice, you hear words in a language. In some modalities layering works unexpectedly: nearly all tactile representation derives from representation of conditions of or in thesubject's own skin, meaning that touch represents, e.g., the texture of a physical object by, and only by, representing stress within the skin; and even among the skin conditions, some are representedonly by representing more primitive ones.(3) Aspect perception: despite Wittgenstein's famous discussion of "seeing as" in a late section of Philosophical Investigations, little has been written on perceiving-as. Besides its intrinsic interest -- even popular appeal, what with joke ambiguous figures such as the duck-rabbit and the old/young woman -- it remains especially mysterious. Nearly all work on it has concerned vision only. But it is crucial for understanding auditoryrepresentation, which is one thing that distinguishes hearing from the other senses. Further, the auditory case severely damages what Lycan and others had thought was the best approach to understanding aspectperception, in terms of attention. Author Biography William G. Lycan is Kenan Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of North Carolina, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Connecticut, and an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His books include Consciousness (1987), Modality and Meaning ( 1994), Consciousness and Experience (1996), Real Conditionals (2001), and On Evidence in Philosophy (2019). Details ISBN 0192871811 ISBN-13 9780192871817 Title Perceptual Content Author William G. Lycan Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 176 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:161369585; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
