Inbunden, Engelska, 2027
Thomas Reid and the Puzzle of Perspective
Del i serien Edinburgh Studies in Scottish Philosophy
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How can we make sense of the fact that people appear smaller when seen from far away and yet do not appear to become smaller? How is it possible that a tilted penny looks elliptical and also looks round? Based on Thomas Reid’s theory of vision this book explains that our visual experience acquaints us with two sorts of shape properties: real figures and visible figures. Both are mind-independent and external; the latter, however, exist relative to a viewpoint in space. Moreover, visible figures have non-Euclidean geometrical properties. The book also applies this Reidean approach to the case of colour perception, hearing and temporal experience.
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- Utgivningsdatum: 2027-01-31
- Mått: 156 x 234 x undefined mm
- Format: Inbunden
- Språk: Engelska
- Serie: Edinburgh Studies in Scottish Philosophy
- Antal sidor: 208
- Förlag: Edinburgh University Press
- ISBN: 9781399549356
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Hannes Ole Matthiessen is Privatdozent in Philosophy at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He has published on epistemology, the philosophy of perception and Early Modern philosophy, particularly Thomas Reid.
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Matthiessen offers a careful reconstruction of Reid's account of visible figure, arguing that perception is perspectival while remaining directly of mind-independent objects. By resisting representationalist readings, the book situates Reid firmly within current debates on appearance and objectivity, and merits the close attention of historians and philosophers of perception alike.
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