Thomas Reid's Theory of Perception
, by Nichols, RyanNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780199276912 | 0199276919
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/8/2007
The thesis that the mind cannot directly apprehend features of the physical world- what Reid calls the Way of Ideas-is a staple of Early Modern philosophical tradition. This commitment to the direct awareness of, and only of, mental representations unifies the otherwise divergent philosophical systems of Rationalists and Empiricists. Thomas Reid battles against this thesis on many fronts, including over the nature of perception.