back to ideas for this text


Single Idea 12580

[from 'The Varieties of Reference' by Gareth Evans, in 12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception ]

Full Idea

In Evans's work experiences are conceived of as not having a conceptual content at all.

Gist of Idea

Experiences have no conceptual content

Source

report of Gareth Evans (The Varieties of Reference [1980]) by John Greco - Justification is not Internal

Book Reference

Peacocke,Christopher: 'A Study of Concepts' [MIT 1999], p.88


A Reaction

I presume it is this view which provoked McDowell's contrary view in 'Mind and World'. I say this is a job for neuroscience, and I struggle to see what philosophical questions hang on the outcome. I think I side with Evans.