The Puzzle of Perceptual Justification

Conscious experience, Higher-order Beliefs, and Reliable Processes

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Epistemology, Mind & Body
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Author: Harmen Ghijsen ISBN: 9783319305004
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: April 22, 2016
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Harmen Ghijsen
ISBN: 9783319305004
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: April 22, 2016
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

This book provides an accessible and up-to-date discussion of contemporary theories of perceptual justification that each highlight different factors related to perception, i.e., conscious experience, higher-order beliefs, and reliable processes. The book’s discussion starts from the viewpoint that perception is not only one of our fundamental sources of knowledge and justification, but also plays this role for many less sophisticated animals. It proposes a scientifically informed reliabilist theory which can accommodate this fact without denying that some of our epistemic abilities as human perceivers are special. This allows it to combine many of our intuitions about the importance of conscious experience and higher-order belief with the controversial thesis that perceptual justification is fundamentally non-evidential in character.

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This book provides an accessible and up-to-date discussion of contemporary theories of perceptual justification that each highlight different factors related to perception, i.e., conscious experience, higher-order beliefs, and reliable processes. The book’s discussion starts from the viewpoint that perception is not only one of our fundamental sources of knowledge and justification, but also plays this role for many less sophisticated animals. It proposes a scientifically informed reliabilist theory which can accommodate this fact without denying that some of our epistemic abilities as human perceivers are special. This allows it to combine many of our intuitions about the importance of conscious experience and higher-order belief with the controversial thesis that perceptual justification is fundamentally non-evidential in character.

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