Thinking and Perceiving

An excellent introduction to the problems of perception and cognition. Chapter summaries, further reading and a glossary make Thinking and Perceiving an ideal resource for students of philosophy of mind and psychology, cognitive psychology, and cognitive science.

Dustin Stokes is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA. He works primarily on the philosophy and science of perception, imagination and imagery, and creativity. With Stephen Biggs and Mohan Matthen, he is editor of Perception and Its Modalities (2014).

Introduction 1. Thought and Perception: Distinctions, Similarities, and Relations 2. Mental Architecture: The Case for Modularity 3. Top-down Effects on Perception: The Initial Case for Malleability 4. Towards a Consequentialist Understanding of Cognitive Penetration 5. Attention and Cognitive Influence on Perception 6. Perceptual Expertise I: Mental Architecture 7. Perceptual Expertise II: Epistemology 8. Consequences of Perceptual Malleability Conclusion Epilogue: The Arguments From Understanding. Index