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| Title: |
An empirical refutation of the direct realist theory of perception |
| Author: |
Smythies, J. R. Ramachandran, V. S. |
| Appeared in: |
Inquiry |
| Paging: | Volume 40 (1997) nr. 4 pages 437-438 |
| Year: |
1997-12 |
| Contents: |
There are currently two main philosophical theories of perception - Direct Realism and the Representative Theory. The former is supported by most contemporary philosophers, whereas the latter forms the groundwork for most scientific theories in this area. The paper describes a recent experiment involving retinal and cortical rivalry that provides strong empirical evidence that the Direct Realist theory is incorrect. There are of course a large number of related experiments on visual perception that would tend to lead us to the same conclusion, but the experiment described in this paper does so in a singularly direct and straightforward manner. Often the most telling experiments are the simplest. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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