Perception, representation, realism, and function

According to orthodox representationalism, perceptual states have constitutive veridical-ity or accuracy conditions. In defense of this view, several philosophers—most notably Tyler Burge—employ a realist strategy that turns on the purported explanatory inelimin-ability of representational posits in...

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Main Author: Springle, A.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press 2019
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520 3 |a According to orthodox representationalism, perceptual states have constitutive veridical-ity or accuracy conditions. In defense of this view, several philosophers—most notably Tyler Burge—employ a realist strategy that turns on the purported explanatory inelimin-ability of representational posits in perceptual science. I argue that Burge’s version of the realist strategy fails as a defense of orthodox representationalism. However, it may vindicate a different kind of representationalism. © 2019 by the Philosophy of Science Association. All rights reserved. 
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