PERCEPTION AND THE REACH OF PHENOMENAL CONTENT

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Author: Bayne, Tim

Source: The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 59, Number 236, July 2009 , pp. 385-404(20)

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Abstract:

The phenomenal character of perceptual experience involves the representation of colour, shape and motion. Does it also involve the representation of high-level categories? Is the recognition of a tomato as a tomato contained within perceptual phenomenality? Proponents of a conservative view of the reach of phenomenal content say `No', whereas those who take a liberal view of perceptual phenomenality say `Yes'. I clarify the debate between conservatives and liberals, and argue in favour of the liberal view that high-level content can directly inform the phenomenal character of perception.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2009.631.x

Publication date: 2009-07-01