Senses and the History of Philosophy

<p>The study of perception and the role of the senses have recently risen to prominence in philosophy and are now a major area of study and research. However the philosophical history of the senses remains a relatively neglected subject. Moving beyond the current philosophical canon this outstanding collection offers a wide-ranging and diverse philosophical exploration of the senses from the classical period to the present day. Written by a team of international contributors it is divided into six parts:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>Perception from Non-Western Perspectives</li> <br><br><li>Perception in the Ancient Period </li> <br><br><li>Perception in the Medieval Latin/Arabic Period</li> <br><br><li>Perception in the Early Modern Period</li> <br><br><li>Perception in the Post-Kantian Period</li> <br><br><li>Perception in the Contemporary Period.</li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p>The volume challenges conventional philosophical study of perception by covering a wide range of significant as well as hitherto overlooked topics such as perceptual judgment temporal and motion illusions mirror and picture perception animal senses and cross-modal integration. By investigating the history of the senses in thinkers such as Plotinus Auriol Berkeley and Cavendish; and considering the history of the senses in diverse philosophical traditions including Chinese Indian Byzantine Greek and Latin it brings a fresh approach to studying the history of philosophy itself.</p><p></p><p>Including a thorough introduction as well as introductions to each section by the editors <i>The Senses and the History of Philosophy</i> is essential reading for students and researchers in the history of philosophy perception philosophy of mind philosophical psychology aesthetics and eastern and non-western philosophy. It will also be extremely useful for those in related disciplines such as psychology religion sociology intellectual history and cognitive sciences.</p>