Vision and Mind

Vision and Mind presents a case-study in constructive, empirically informed philosophical debate. This volume collects 23 major contributions covering a wide spectrum of approaches, from orthodox constructivism to ecological psychology, enactionism and beyond. It's essential reading for anyone interested in the nature of perception, the function of vision and the way the human mind makes contact with the world.

Andy Clark, Department of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

Nöe and Thompson have assembled the most important modern philosophical classics on visual perception together with some recent cutting-edge philosophical and scientific work. The result is a model of what an anthology should be—at once a fine instructional text and a first-rate research and reference tool.

David M. Rosenthal, Philosophy and Cognitive Science, City University of New York, Graduate Center

This is a wonderfully interdisciplinary volume that addresses deep theoretical and philosophical questions about the nature of vision and visual experience. The diverse papers raise core issues not only about visual perception but as well about the nature of cognition and mind. Concerns about the objects, content, and ontology of vision and visual experience provide a lens for viewing those concerns about the mind in general. This volume will provide a valuable resource for researchers or students wishing to explore the nature of mind through the vehicle of visual perception

Robert van Gulick, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Cognitive Science Program, Syracuse University

Timely, well-balanced between history and contemporary philosophical work, and with a good dose of relevant science, this anthology shows how philosophical and scientific thinking can—and indeed must—be intermixed for a fuller understanding of the nature of visual perception. A superb collection.

Guven Guzeldere, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Psychological & Brain Sciences, Duke University