The Rationality of Perception

The Rationality of Perception
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9780198797081
ISBN-13 : 0198797087
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Book Synopsis The Rationality of Perception by : Susanna Siegel

Download or read book The Rationality of Perception written by Susanna Siegel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an important division in the human mind between perception and reasoning. We reason from information that we have already, but perception is a means of taking in new information. Susanna Siegel argues that these two aspects of the mind become deeply intertwined when beliefs, fears, desires, or prejudice influence what we perceive.


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