The Nature of Perception

by John Foster and John Foster

Book Overview

John Foster addresses the question: what is it to perceive a physical object? He rejects the view that we perceive such objects directly, and argues for a new version of the traditional empiricist account, which locates the immediate objects of perception in the mind. But this account seems to imply that we do not perceive physical objects at all. Foster offers a surprising solution, which involves embracing an idealist view of the physical world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199256624
• ISBN13: 9780199256624
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"