Perception

Sam Rose, Bence Nanay

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Abstract

This chapter is about Arthur Danto's views and assumptions concerning perception. We argue that these views and assumptions provide the foundation of some of Danto's most influential celebrated arguments, including the gallery of indiscernibles thought experiment. We also point out that many of these views are rooted in modularism, the view that perception is encapsulated and sealed off from the rest of the mind. Modularism is empirically false, which raises questions about which of Danto's arguments could be salvaged in spite of them building built on empirically false foundations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationA companion to Arthur C. Danto
EditorsJonathan Gilmore, Lydia Goehr
Place of PublicationHoboken, NJ
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Chapter11
Pages93-102
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781119154228, 9781119154242
ISBN (Print)9781119154211
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Apr 2022

Publication series

NameBlackwell companions to philosophy
Volume77

Keywords

  • Danto's aesthetics
  • Danto's modularism
  • Extended perception
  • Gallery of indiscernibles
  • Non-perpetual processing
  • Perception
  • Perceptual plasticity

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