{"product_id":"9780262548281","title":"A Pluralist Theory of Perception","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMehta, Neil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/6\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new theory of perception that posits that conscious perception consists not of a single kind of awareness, but of two radically different kinds deployed in concert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost contemporary theories of perception, including leading forms of representationalism and naive realism, are \u003ci\u003emonistic\u003c\/i\u003e: they assume that to consciously perceive is to deploy only one kind of sensory awareness. In \u003ci\u003eA Pluralist Theory of Perception\u003c\/i\u003e, Neil Mehta instead argues for \u003ci\u003epluralism\u003c\/i\u003e, which says that to consciously perceive is to deploy two very different kinds of sensory awareness in concert. Mehta argues that pluralism can simultaneously explain what is common to all forms of consciousness and what is distinctive about conscious perception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMehta’s preferred version of pluralism, which he calls \u003ci\u003erich pluralism\u003c\/i\u003e, says that conscious perception is constituted by \u003ci\u003esuccessful sensory representation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003edeep awareness\u003c\/i\u003e. Successful sensory representation is a representational form of awareness whose targets include particulars. It is found in perceptions, whether conscious or unconscious, but not in hallucinations. By contrast, deep awareness is a nonrepresentational form of sensory awareness whose targets are certain universals—the sensory qualities. Deep awareness constitutes one kind of consciousness, it is common to conscious perceptions and hallucinations, and it reveals part of the essences of its targets. Mehta argues that although rich pluralism appears to be less parsimonious than monism, it is not. All monistic theories that are explanatorily adequate end up being even more complex than rich pluralism. Thus, rich pluralism is the most spartan theory that can shoulder the explanatory load.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44613265031423,"sku":"9780262548281","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780262548281_s600x595.jpg?v=1775597520","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780262548281","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}