THE VISUAL EXPERIENCE OF CAUSATION
Author: Siegel, Susanna
Source: The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 59, Number 236, July 2009 , pp. 519-540(22)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
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Abstract:
The thesis that we can visually perceive causal relations is distinct from the thesis that visual experiences can represent causal relations. I defend the latter thesis about visual experience, and argue that although they are suggestive, the data provided by Albert Michotte's experiments on perceptual causality do not establish this thesis. Turning to the perception of causality, I defend the claim that we can perceive causation against the objection that its arcane features are unlikely to be represented in experience.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2008.607.x
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