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

Current Controversies in the Philosophy of Perception

Edited by Bence Nanay

Table of contents:

1. Bence Nanay: Philosophy of perception: A road map with lots of bypass roads








Part I: Are perceptual states representations?






2. Adam Pautz: Experiences are representations: An empirical argument.





3. Heather Logue: Are perceptual experiences just representations?








Part II: Is perception thin or rich?






4. Susanna Siegel and Alex Byrne: Rich or thin?








Part III: Non-visual sense modalities






5. John Kulvicki: Auditory perspectives





6. Matthew Nudds: Non-visual senses: The distinctive role of sounds and smells.








Part IV: The multimodality of perception






7. Casey O'Callaghan: Enhancement through coordination





8. Mohan Matthen: Is perceptual experience normally multimodal?








Part V: Is attention necessary for perception?






9. Bob Kentridge and Berit Brogaard: The functional roles of attention





10. Wayne Wu: Attention and perception: A necessary connection?








Part VI: Can perception be unconscious?






11. Ian Phillips and Ned Block: Debate on unconscious perception








Appendix






12. Other controversies in philosophy of perception