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Varieties of Presence (Hardcover)
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Varieties of Presence (Hardcover)
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The world shows up for us - it is present in our thought and
perception. But, as Alva Noe contends in his latest exploration of
the problem of consciousness, it doesn't show up for free. The
world is not simply available; it is achieved rather than given. As
with a painting in a gallery, the world has no meaning - no
presence to be experienced - apart from our able engagement with
it. We must show up, too, and bring along what knowledge and skills
we've cultivated. This means that education, skills acquisition,
and technology can expand the world's availability to us and
transform our consciousness. Although deeply philosophical,
Varieties of Presence is nurtured by collaboration with scientists
and artists. Cognitive science, dance, and performance art as well
as Kant and Wittgenstein inform this literary and personal work of
scholarship intended no less for artists and art theorists,
psychologists, cognitive scientists, and anthropologists than for
philosophers. Noe rejects the traditional representational theory
of mind and its companion internalism, dismissing outright the
notion that conceptual knowledge is radically distinct from other
forms of practical ability or know-how. For him, perceptual
presence and thought presence are species of the same genus. Both
are varieties of exploration through which we achieve contact with
the world. Forceful reflections on the nature of understanding, as
well as substantial examination of the perceptual experience of
pictures and what they depict or model are included in this
far-ranging discussion.
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