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Thinking and Perceiving - On the Malleability of the Mind (Hardcover)
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Thinking and Perceiving - On the Malleability of the Mind (Hardcover)
Series: New Problems of Philosophy
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Human beings are in contact with the world through their minds. One
can make sensory perceptual contact with the world: One sees the
tree and hears its leaves flutter. And one makes cognitive contact
with the world: One forms beliefs about the tree, memories of how
it was in the past, and expectations of how it will be in the
future. Can the first, perception, be influenced in important ways
by the second, cognition? Do cognitive states such as memories,
beliefs, and expectations affect what one perceives through the
senses? And what is the importance of these possible relations to
how we theorize and understand the human mind? Possible cognitive
influence on perception (sometimes called "cognitive penetration of
perception") has been long debated in philosophy of mind and
cognitive science: Some argue that such influence occurs, while
others argue that it does not or cannot. In this excellent
introduction and overview of the problem, Dustin Stokes examines
the following: The philosophical and scientific background to
cognition and perception Contemporary ways of distinguishing
cognition and perception Questions about the representational
content of perception versus cognition Distinct theories of mental
architecture: modularity versus malleability Consequences for
epistemology, philosophy of science, and aesthetics Philosophical
and scientific research on perceptual attention Perceptual skill,
learning, and expertise Perceptual content, objectivity, and
cultural bias. Additional features, such as chapter summaries,
suggestions for further reading, and a glossary, make Thinking and
Perceiving an ideal resource for students of philosophy of mind and
psychology, cognitive psychology, and cognitive science.
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