Descartes, Malebranche, and the Crisis of Perception
| Author | : Walter R. Ott |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198791713 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198791712 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (712 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Descartes, Malebranche, and the Crisis of Perception by : Walter R. Ott
Download or read book Descartes, Malebranche, and the Crisis of Perception written by Walter R. Ott and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeenth-century French philosophers grappled with a lasting problem: how do we use qualities such as color, feel, and sound to locate objects in the world, even though these qualities are not real? Walter Ott explores the debate about perceptual experience, covering Descartes and Malebranche alongside their less known contemporaries.
