Perception and Reason by Bill Brewer (English) Paperback Book
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Perception and Reason by Bill Brewer Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Most epistemology of perception takes the possession of beliefs about the world for granted and asks what further conditions these beliefs must meet if they are to be cases of knowledge. This text argues the reverse, that perceptual experiences must provide reasons for empirical beliefs. Publisher Description Bill Brewer sets out an original view of the role of conscious experience in the acquisition of empirical knowledge. Most epistemology of perception takes a person's possession of beliefs about the mind-independent world for granted and goes on to ask what further conditions these beliefs must meet if they are to be cases of knowledge. Brewer argues that this approach is completely mistaken. Perceptual experiences must provide reasons for empirical beliefs if thereare to be any determinate beliefs at all about particular objects in the world. The crucial epistemological role of experience lies in its essential contribution to the subject's understanding ofcertain perceptual demonstrative contents, simply grasping which provides him with a reason to endorse them in belief. Brewer explains in detail how this is so, defends his position against a wide range of objections, and compares and contrasts it with a number of influential alternative views in the area. He brings out its connection with Russell's Principle of Acquaintance, and examines its conseqences for the compatibility of content externalism with an adequate account of self-knowledge.Perception and Reason offers a fresh approach to epistemology, turning away from the search for necessary and sufficient conditions for knowledge and working instead from a theory of understanding in aparticular area. Author Biography Bill Brewer is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford. He has held visiting positions at Brown University and at the University of California, Berkeley, and a three-year research fellowship at King's College, Cambridge. He is the co-editor of Spatial Representation (1993). Details ISBN 0199250456 ISBN-13 9780199250455 Title Perception and Reason Author Bill Brewer Format Paperback Year 2002 Pages 300 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137009178; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
