A Critique of Langsam's "The Theory of Appearing Defended"

A Critique of Langsam's "The Theory of Appearing Defended"

In this paper we consider, and reject, Harold Langsam's defence of the Theory of Appearing, in this journal (1997), in the face of three standard arguments against it. These arguments are: the argument from hallucination; the argument from the same cause-same effect principle; and the argument...

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Veröffentlicht in:Philosophical studies 2003-01, Vol.112 (1), p.69-91
Hauptverfasser: DJUKIC, George, POPESCU, Vladimir B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Apples
Central nervous system
Cosmology
matter, space, time
General points
Hallucination
Hallucinations
History of science and technology
Instantiation
Intrinsic properties
Legal objections
Mental imagery
Ontological pluralism
Ontology
Perceptual experiences
Philosophical object
Physical sciences and techniques
Sense datum theory
Time
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper we consider, and reject, Harold Langsam's defence of the Theory of Appearing, in this journal (1997), in the face of three standard arguments against it. These arguments are: the argument from hallucination; the argument from the same cause-same effect principle; and the argument from perceptual time-gap.
ISSN:0031-8116
1573-0883
DOI:10.1023/a:1022538609397