Todd Ganson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1043261 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Todd Ganson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Todd |
| FAMILY NAME | Ganson |
| SIGNATURE | GANSON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oberlin College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Alternative to the Causal Theory of Perception
Proponents of the causal theory of perception have applied the theory to questions about which particular objects or events are perceived, which parts are perceived, and which properties are perceived. In each case, they insist that successful perception is causally dependent on what is perceived. The causal theory rests on an important insight regarding the information-carrying role of perception. In order to succeed in this role, perception can…
Sensory malfunctions, limitations, and trade-offs
Burge’s Defense of Perceptual Content
The Rational/Non-Rational Distinction in plato’s Republic
Plato’s division of the soul in Republic 10 differs from the division in book 4 in a couple of obvious ways. First, the argument in book 10 is an argument for two parts of the soul, while the argument in book 4 defends a tripartition of the soul. Second, while the argument for tripartition at 436—41 focuses on strife among desires, the argument for bipartition at 602—3 introduces examples of conflict among beliefs. In spite of these differences, …
Aristotle's Metaphysics. Aristotle, Joe Sachs
Aristotle on the Sense-Organs
Aristotle on the Sense-Organs
Democritus against Reducing Sensible Qualities
What's Wrong with the Aristotelian Theory of Sensible Qualities
Soulevant la question de savoir pourquoi les defenseurs de la philosophie mecaniste du XVII e siecle (Galilee et Descartes) ont reussi a saper la theorie aristotelicienne du statut ontologique des qualites sensibles, l'A. examine l'opposition de Galilee a Aristote en ce qui concerne les proprietes fondamentales des corps materiels et leur role dans l'explication des phenomenes naturels, d'une part, et l'opposition de Descartes a Aristote en ce qu…
Burge’s Defense of Perceptual Content
What's Wrong with the Aristotelian Theory of Sensible Qualities
Soulevant la question de savoir pourquoi les defenseurs de la philosophie mecaniste du XVII e siecle (Galilee et Descartes) ont reussi a saper la theorie aristotelicienne du statut ontologique des qualites sensibles, l'A. examine l'opposition de Galilee a Aristote en ce qui concerne les proprietes fondamentales des corps materiels et leur role dans l'explication des phenomenes naturels, d'une part, et l'opposition de Descartes a Aristote en ce qu…
What's Wrong with the Aristotelian Theory of Sensible Qualities
Soulevant la question de savoir pourquoi les defenseurs de la philosophie mecaniste du XVII e siecle (Galilee et Descartes) ont reussi a saper la theorie aristotelicienne du statut ontologique des qualites sensibles, l'A. examine l'opposition de Galilee a Aristote en ce qui concerne les proprietes fondamentales des corps materiels et leur role dans l'explication des phenomenes naturels, d'une part, et l'opposition de Descartes a Aristote en ce qu…
Democritus against Reducing Sensible Qualities
Aristotle on the Sense-Organs
Aristotle on the Sense-Organs
Aristotle's Metaphysics. Aristotle, Joe Sachs
The Rational/Non-Rational Distinction in plato’s Republic
Plato’s division of the soul in Republic 10 differs from the division in book 4 in a couple of obvious ways. First, the argument in book 10 is an argument for two parts of the soul, while the argument in book 4 defends a tripartition of the soul. Second, while the argument for tripartition at 436—41 focuses on strife among desires, the argument for bipartition at 602—3 introduces examples of conflict among beliefs. In spite of these differences, …
Burge’s Defense of Perceptual Content
Sensory malfunctions, limitations, and trade-offs
An Alternative to the Causal Theory of Perception
Proponents of the causal theory of perception have applied the theory to questions about which particular objects or events are perceived, which parts are perceived, and which properties are perceived. In each case, they insist that successful perception is causally dependent on what is perceived. The causal theory rests on an important insight regarding the information-carrying role of perception. In order to succeed in this role, perception can…
Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (3 works) · Analytic philosophy (2 works) · Chemistry (2 works) · Contemporary philosophy (2 works)