Combining Philosophers

Ideas for David J.Chalmers, Robert Pasnau and Stephen P. Stich

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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

2397	'Perception' means either an action or a mental state [Chalmers]
	Full Idea: 'Perception' can be used to refer either to the act of perceiving, or the internal state that arises as a result.
	From: David J.Chalmers (The Conscious Mind [1996], 1.2.2)

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / a. Sense-data theory

2422	The structure of the retina has already simplified the colour information which hits it [Chalmers]
	Full Idea: In vision three varieties of cones abstract out information according to the amount of light present in various overlapping wavelength ranges. Immediately, many distinctions present in the original light wave are lost.
	From: David J.Chalmers (The Conscious Mind [1996], 3.8.3)