Philosophy of Perception in the Psychologist’s Laboratory

Perception is our primary means of accessing the external world. What nature this core mental process? Although question at center scientific research on perception, it has also long been explored by philosophers, who ask fundamental questions about capacity to perceive: Do different senses represent world in commensurable ways? How much environment are we aware one time? Which aspects perception “objective” and which “subjective”? properties count as perceptual first place? these parallel programs typically proceed independently contemporary scholarship, previous eras recognized more active collaboration across philosophical approaches perception. Here, review an emerging focus that aims reunite putting long-standing empirical test. Unlike general inspiration, work draws a direct line from prominent conjectures or thought experiments key tests laboratory—such relevant experimental would not (and even could not) have proceeded did without preceding discussion. Finally, explore themes arising interactions point further might be amenable approaches.