Perception, causation, and objectivity

摘要: To be a 'commonsense realist' is to hold that perceptual experience (in general) an immediate awareness of mind-independent objects, and source direct knowledge what such objects are like. Over the past few centuries this view has faced formidable challenges from epistemology, metaphysics, and, more recently, cognitive science. However, in recent years there been renewed interest it, due new work on consciousness, objectivity, causal understanding. This volume collects nineteen original essays by leading philosophers psychologists these topics. Questions addressed include: What commitments commonsense realism? Does it entail any particular nature experience, or epistemology knowledge? Should we think realism as held some philosophers, sense which pre-theoretically committed virtue enjoy concepts use explanations give? Is defensible, if so how, face criticism faces? Specific issues philosophical include status requirements perception, role relation between objective perception thinking. The scientific present range perspectives development, phylogenetic ontogenetic, human adult conception perception.