Grice and Oxford Philosophy of Perception

Notes from a seminar at

http://markelikalderon.com/teaching/oxford-philosophy-of-perception/

"Oxford Philosophy of Perception. This seminar will concern Oxford reflection on perception in the first half of the twentieth century. Special emphasis will be on how Oxford realism interacts with alien (Cantibrigian and Viennese) influences on theorizing about perception. Tuesday 10:30-12:30am UCL Seminar Room
Schedule

1.Introduction

2. G. F. Stout -- Primary and Secondary Qualities;

John Cook Wilson -- "Letter to Stout" on Primary and Secondary Qualities

3. H. A. Prichard chapter

4. Phenomena and Things in Themselves, of Kant’s Theory of Knowledge

4. H. A. Prichard The Sense Datum Fallacy

5. Gilbert Rye, chapter 7, Sensation and Observation, of The Concept of Mind

6. G. A. Paul
[member of Grice's Play Group]
Is There a Problem about Sense Data?

7.A.J. Ayer chapter 1 The Argument from Illusion, chapter 2 The Characterization of Sense Data of The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge

8.J.L. Austin Lecture IX, Lecture X of Sense and Sensibilia
[member of Grice's play group]

9.H.P. Grice The Causal Theory of Perception
[member of Grice's play group]

Background Reading

1.M.G.F. Martin Sensible Appearances

2.M.G.F. Martin Austin’s Sense and Sensibilia Revisited

3.Mathieu Marion Oxford Realism: Knowledge and Perception I, Oxford Realism: Knowledge and Perception II

4.Charles Travis A Sense of Occasion

Handouts
1.Syllabus
2.Cook Wilson on Stout
3.Cook Wilson on Stout
4.Prichard on The Sense Datum Fallacy
5.Paul on Sense Datum

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I would add a GOOD, BIG reference to

G. J. Warnock -- MY favourite philosopher of perception at Oxford -- by FAR! (I mean, Grice was famous in implicature, but Warnock's only claim to fame are his studies on 'see').

I would also add Paul Snowdon -- an aristocratic surname and one who brought back Grice to the forum. (The reference to 'aristocratic' surname is to amuse. No connection with Lord Snowdon!)

* Grice notes that he underwent serious study on perception with Warnock ("Reply To Richards") and of course the latter bits of Austin's Sense and Sensibilia is ALL about Warnock.

Re: Paul, I once wrote to New College,

"Dear Mr. Speranza
Thank you for your interest on the philosophy of G. A. Paul. We have
been unable to deliver your letter to him, since he has been dead for
quite a few decades now."

--- I never knew what killed him so young.

I don't think I even know what "G." and "A." stand for (in "G. A. Paul"). What a genius!