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The rational role of the perceptual sense of reality.
- Source :
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Mind & Language . Sep2023, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p1021-1040. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Perceptual experience usually comes with "phenomenal force", a strong sense that it reflects reality as it is. Some philosophers have argued that it is in virtue of possessing phenomenal force that perceptual experiences are able to non‐inferentially justify beliefs. In this article, I introduce an alternative, inferentialist take on the epistemic role of phenomenal force. Drawing on Bayesian modeling in cognitive science, I argue that the sense of reality that accompanies conscious vision can be viewed as epistemically appraisable in light of its rational etiology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PHENOMENALISM
*SENSES
*COGNITIVE science
*PHILOSOPHERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02681064
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Mind & Language
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 171918185
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12445