1. MENTAL IMAGERY AND THE VARIETIES OF AMODAL PERCEPTION.
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BRISCOE, ROBERT EAMON
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MENTAL imagery , *SENSORY perception , *EGOISM , *IMAGINATION , *PHILOSOPHY , *SELF-interest , *INTELLECT - Abstract
The problem of amodal perception is the problem of how we represent features of perceived objects that are occluded or otherwise hidden from us. ) has recently proposed that we amodally perceive an object's occluded features by imaginatively projecting them into the relevant regions of visual egocentric space. In this paper, I argue that amodal perception is not a single, unitary capacity. Drawing appropriate distinctions reveals amodal perception to be characterized not only by mental imagery, as Nanay suggests, but also by genuinely visual representations as well as beliefs. I conclude with some brief remarks on the role of object-directed bodily action in conferring a sense of unseen presence on an object's occluded features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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