Acta Structuralica

international journal for structuralist research

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Burge on perception and sensation

Lauren Olin

pp. 1479-1508

Abstract

In Origins of Objectivity Burge advances a theory of perception according to which perceptions are, themselves, objective representations. The possession of veridicality conditions by perceptual states—roughly, non-propositional analogues of truth-conditions—is central to Burge’s account of how perceptual states differ, empirically and metaphysically, from sensory states. Despite an impressive examination of the relevant empirical literatures, I argue here that Burge has not succeeded in securing a distinction between perception and “mere” sensation.

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Published in:

Piccinini Gualtiero (2016) Neuroscience and its philosophy. Synthese 193 (5).

Pages: 1479-1508

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-014-0531-1

Full citation:

Olin Lauren (2016) „Burge on perception and sensation“. Synthese 193 (5), 1479–1508.