Current Controversies in Philosophy of Perception

Bence Nanay is Professor of Philosophy and BOF Research Professor at the University of Antwerp.

• Current Controversies in the Philosophy of PerceptionEdited by Bence NanayTable of contents: Bence Nanay: Philosophy of perception: A road map with lots of bypass roadsPart I: Are perceptual states representations? Adam Pautz: Experiences are representations: An empirical argument. Heather Logue: Are perceptual experiences just representations? Part II: Is perception thin or rich? Susanna Siegel and Alex Byrne: Rich or thin? Part III: Non-visual sense modalities John Kulvicki: Auditory perspectives Matthew Nudds: Non-visual senses: The distinctive role of sounds and smells. Part IV: The multimodality of perception Casey O’Callaghan: Enhancement through coordination Mohan Matthen: Is perceptual experience normally multimodal?Part V: Is attention necessary for perception? Bob Kentridge and Berit Brogaard: The functional roles of attention Wayne Wu: Attention and perception: A necessary connection?Part VI: Can perception be unconscious? Ian Phillips and Ned Block: Debate on unconscious perceptionAppendix Other controversies in philosophy of perception

"A really well structured and important new collection of papers, dealing with central issues in the philosophy of perception. Required reading for anyone who has an interest in the latest philosophical debates about perception."Michael Tye, University of Texas at Austin, USA