In a major Contribution to the theory of perception, A.D.Smith presents a truly original defense of direct realism the view that in perception we are directly a

The chapters in the book address the problem of reference as it relates to perception and to debates about realism.

The philosophy of perception is a microcosm of the metaphysics of mind. Its central problems—What is perception? What is the nature of perceptual consciousnes

There is an important division in the human mind between perception and reasoning. We reason from information that we have already, but perception is a means of

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