Abstract for Arstila (2009)

"It is generally agreed upon that

Grice's "The Causal theory of Perception"

-- Aristotelian Society, 1961 --

"describes a necessary condition for perception. It

does not describe sufficient conditions, however,

since there are entities in causal chains that we

do not perceive and not all causal chains yield

perceptions."

"One strategy for overcoming these problems is

that of strengthening the notion of causality

(as done by D. K. Lewis, [who heard Grice at

Harvard])."

"Another is that of specifying the criteria

according to which perceptual experiences

should match the way the world is

(Frank Jackson and Michael Tye)."

"Finally, one can also try to provide sufficient

conditions by elaborating on the content of

perceptual experiences (Alva Nöe)."

"These different strategies are considered

..., with the conclusion that none of them

is successful."


--- Try to succeed over Grice, and fail!

"However, a careful examination of their

problems points towards the general solution

that we outline at the end."