Presenting the work by fifteen of the world's leading philosophers, this volume covers a range of topics, such as sensation and representation, consciousness and awareness, and the connections between perception and knowledge and between perception and action. It is useful as a resource for philosophers and psychologists.



In the last few years there has been an explosion of philosophical interest in perception; after decades of neglect, it is now one of the most fertile areas for new work. Perceptual Experience presents new work by fifteen of the world's leading philosophers. All papers are written specially for this volume, and they cover a broad range of topics to do with sensation and representation, consciousness and awareness, and the connections between perception and knowledge and between perception and action. This will be the book on the philosophy of perception, a fascinating resource for philosophers and psychologists.