Naïve realism and diaphaneity
Naïve Realists think that the ordinary mind-independent objects that we perceive are constitutive of the character of experience. Some understand this in terms of the idea that experience is diaphanous: that the conscious character of a perceptual experience is entirely constituted by its objects. M...
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| description | Naïve Realists think that the ordinary mind-independent objects that we perceive are constitutive of the character of experience. Some understand this in terms of the idea that experience is diaphanous: that the conscious character of a perceptual experience is entirely constituted by its objects. My main goal here is to argue that Naïve Realists should reject this, but I’ll also highlight some suggestions as to how Naïve Realism might be developed in a non-diaphanous direction. |
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| spelling | nottingham-521422020-05-04T19:39:53Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52142/ Naïve realism and diaphaneity French, Craig Naïve Realists think that the ordinary mind-independent objects that we perceive are constitutive of the character of experience. Some understand this in terms of the idea that experience is diaphanous: that the conscious character of a perceptual experience is entirely constituted by its objects. My main goal here is to argue that Naïve Realists should reject this, but I’ll also highlight some suggestions as to how Naïve Realism might be developed in a non-diaphanous direction. Oxford University Press 2018-07-01 Article PeerReviewed French, Craig (2018) Naïve realism and diaphaneity. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 118 (2). pp. 149-175. ISSN 1467-9264 https://academic.oup.com/aristotelian/advance-article/doi/10.1093/arisoc/aoy006/5035216 doi:10.1093/arisoc/aoy006 doi:10.1093/arisoc/aoy006 |
| spellingShingle | French, Craig Naïve realism and diaphaneity |
| title | Naïve realism and diaphaneity |
| title_full | Naïve realism and diaphaneity |
| title_fullStr | Naïve realism and diaphaneity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Naïve realism and diaphaneity |
| title_short | Naïve realism and diaphaneity |
| title_sort | naïve realism and diaphaneity |
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