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"Since Descartes, one of the central questions of Western philosophy has been that of how we know that the objects' we seem to perceive are real. Philosophical sceptics claim that we know no such thing. Representationalists claim that we can gain such knowledge only by inference, by showing that the hypothesis of a real world is the best explanation for the kind of sensations and mental images that we experience. Both accept the doctrine of a ""veil of perception"": that perception can only give us direct awareness of images or representations of objects, not the external objects themselves. In contrast, the author develops a theory of perceptual awareness in which perception gives us direct awareness of real objects, not mental representations and we have non-inferential knowledge of (some of) the properties of these objects. Further, Michael Huemer confronts the four main arguments for philosphical scepticism, showing that they are powerless against this kind of theory of perceptual knowledge."

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Author:   Michael Huemer
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9780742512535

ISBN 10:   0742512533
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   17 July 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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This essay is useful for its clear, accessible discussion of standard skeptical arguments and its critical review of the major arguments for sense-data. Huemer's discussion of those matters is comprehensive and engaging. Mind

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Michael Huemer is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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