Perceptual KnowledgeJonathan Dancy This volume presents articles on epistemology and the theory of perception and introduces readers to the various problems that face a successful theory of perceptual knowledge. The contributors include Robert Nozick, Alvin Goldman, H.P. Grice, David Lewis, P.F. Strawson, Frank Jackson, David Armstrong, Fred Dretske, Roderick Firth, Wilfred Sellars, Paul Snowdon, and John McDowell. |
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Knowledge and Scepticism | 21 |
Discrimination and Perceptual Knowledge | 43 |
The Causal Theory of Perception | 66 |
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