Visual indeterminacy and the puzzle of the speckled hen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21502000 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessie Munton (0000-0003-2351-8980, Faculty of Philosophy University of Cambridge Cambridge UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 643-663 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mind & Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1064 • E-ISSN: 1468-0017 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/mila.12296 |
| OpenAlex | W3022641945 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 52 |
I identify three aspects to the puzzle of the speckled hen: A general puzzle, an epistemic puzzle, and a puzzle for the representationalist. These puzzles rely on an underlying “pictorialist” assumption, that we visually perceive general, determinable properties only in virtue of determinate properties or more specific, local features of our visual experience. This assumption is mistaken: Visual perception frequently starts from a position of uncertainty, and is routinely able to acquire information about general properties in the absence of more specific information. Acknowledging that visual indeterminacy is structured this way resolves all three puzzles of the speckled hen
Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Perception · Virtue · Visual perception · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Multisensory perception and integration · Philosophy · Psychology · Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Perceiving
Knowledge and the flow of information
Consciousness, Color, and Content
Reference and Consciousness
Perceptual consciousness overflows cognitive access
Perception and the Fall from Eden
Consciousness cannot be separated from function
Expectation (and attention) in visual cognition
The information available in brief visual presentations.
A Visual Sense of Number
Consciousness, accessibility, and the mesh between psychology and neuroscience
Seeing Sets
A Companion to Metaphysics
Perception of ensemble statistics requires attention
Speckled Hens and Objects of Acquaintance
The Adverbial Approach to Visual Experience
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |