Historical and Philosophical Roots of Perception

Handbook of Perception, Volume I: Historical and Philosophical Roots of Perception aims to bring together essential aspects of the very large, diverse, and widely scattered literature on human perception and to give a précis of the state of knowledge in every area of perception. This volume deals with the fundamentals of perceptual systems. The book begins with some philosophical problems of perception, of sense experience, of epistemology, and some questions on the philosophy of mind. It also considers the perceptual structure, association, attention, cognition and knowledge, consciousness and action. There are also chapters emphasizing several contemporary views of perception. Psychologists, biologists, and those interested in the study of human perception will find a book a good reference material.

-List of ContributorsForewordPrefaceContents of other VolumesPart I. Philosophical Roots Chapter 1. Sense Experience I. The Epistemological Problem of Perception II. Cartesianism and Its Critics References Chapter 2. Some Philosophical Problems of Perception I. Introduction II. General Schema of a Common Kind of Philosophical Problem of Perception III. Preliminary Clarification of the Ordinary Concept of Perception IV. Inconsistent Sets of Sentences That Constitute Philosophical Problems of Perception IV. Four Prima Facie Solutions to Problems Constituted by the Inconsistent Sets; Each Solution Rejects One or More of the Three General Presuppositions References Chapter 3. Epistemology I. Radical Skepticism II. The Appeal to Meaning III. The Revolt Against Meaning IV. Psychologism V. Sense Data and Unconscious Inferences VI. Knowledge and Inference References Chapter 4. Some Questions in the Philosophy of Mind I. Introduction II. Some General Consideration About the Mind/Body Distinction III. Main Sources of Philosophical Problems About Mind IV. Physicalism V. Religion and Mind VI. Free Will VII. Describing, Reporting, and Expressing One's Thoughts and Feelings ReferencesPart II. Historical Background of Contemporary Perception Chapter 5. The Problem of Perceptual Structure I. Introduction II. Recognition of the Problem III. Solving the Problem by Ignoring It IV. Recognition That Ignoring the Problem Doesn't Make It Go Away V. A Proposed Solution: A New Element VI. Another Proposed Solution: Empirism VII. Turning the Problem Right Side Up VIII. Beginnings of a Quantitative Solution IX. Beginnings of a Physiological Solution X. Summary and Conclusion References Chapter 6. Association (and the Nativist-Empiricist Axis) I. Philosophical Background II. Empiricism, Association, and Perception III. Opposition and Alternatives to Empiricism: The Rise of Nativism IV. Nativism and Empiricism: Data V. Epilogue: What Is Learned? References Chapter 7. Consciousness, Perception, and Action I. The Concepts of Consciousness, Perception, and Stimulus II. Judgment Hypotheses III. Act Hypotheses IV. The Role of Bodily Activities References Chapter 8. Attention I. The Prebehaviorist Period II. The Interwar Period III. The Postwar Period References Chapter 9. Cognition and Knowledge: Psychological Epistemology I. Introduction and Overview II. Three Ways of Knowing III. Cognitive Structure IV. Toward a Psychology and Philosophy of the Weltanschauung ReferencesPart III. Contemporary Views of Perception A. Modern Classical Tradition Chapter 10. Organization and the Gestalt Tradition I. The Gestalt Approach to the Problem of Organization II. Other Approaches to Perceptual Organization III. In Summary and Assessment References Chapter 11. The Learning Tradition I. The Historical Structure of Learning Theory II. Perceptual Commitments of Learning Theory III. Learning-Theoretic Acknowledgments of Perception References B. Current Psychological Emphases Chapter 12. The Historical and Philosophical Background of Cognitive Approaches to Psychology I. History of Philosophical Theories II. Purposiveness III. Creativity IV. Structure V. Conscious Experience VI. Epilogue References Chapter 13. Choosing a Paradigm for Perception I. Introduction II.

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