Maclachlan, D. L. C.

The enigma of perceptionD.L.C. Maclachlan. - Montréal [Qué. : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2013. (Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013). - 1 online resource (xiv, 189 pages). - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas, 60 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Part one. 1 The traditional theory demolished -- 2 The traditional theory comes back to life -- 3 Primary and secondary qualities -- 4 Primary qualities and the physical world -- 5 The private language argument -- 6 Other minds -- Part two. 7 The origin of empirical belief -- 8 The search for the missing link -- 9 The nature of sense experience -- 10 The representation of reality -- 11 The presupposition of reality -- 12 The detailed knowledge of the world -- 13 The perception of the future -- 14 Additional ideas.



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Perception (Philosophy)
Perception (Philosophy)
Philosophy, Modern.


Electronic Books.

B828 / .E554 2013