Space-Perception and the Philosophy of Science
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Space-Perception and the Philosophy of Science

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Space-Perception and the Philosophy of Science

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Drawing on the phenomenological tradition in the philosophy of science and philosophy of nature, Patrick Heelan concludes that perception is a cognitive, world-building act, and is therefore never absolute or finished.
Drawing on the phenomenological tradition in the philosophy of science and philosophy of nature, Patrick Heelan concludes that perception is a cognitive, world-building act, and is therefore never absolute or finished.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS 1
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. 1 Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, and Philosophy of Science
  8. PART I: HYPERBOLIC VISUAL SPACE
  9. 2 Introduction to Visual Space
  10. 3 Visual Space: Search for a Model
  11. 4 Hyperbolic Space: The Model
  12. 5 Evidence from Perceptual Illusions
  13. 6 Evidence from the History of Art
  14. Part II: TOWARD A PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE BASED ON THE PRIMACY OF PERCEPTION
  15. 7 Nature of Perception
  16. 8 Causal Physiological Model of Perception
  17. 9 Perception as Mirroring: Realism
  18. 10 Horizonal Realism
  19. 11 Perception of Scientific Entities
  20. 12 Identity Theories and Psychobiology
  21. 13 Hermeneutics and the History of Science
  22. 14 Euclidean Space as a Scientific Artifact
  23. 15 World Possibilities
  24. 16 Retrospective
  25. Appendix Hyperbolic Visual Map of Physical Space
  26. Notes
  27. References
  28. Index