u003cpu003eThe philosophy of perception investigates the nature of our sensory experiences and their relation to reality. In the second edition of this popular book, William Fish introduces the subject thematically, setting out the major theories of perception together with their motivations and attendant problems. While providing historical background to debates in the field, this comprehensive overview focuses on recent presentations and defenses of the different theories, and looks beyond visual perception to take into account the role of other senses.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eThe second edition organizes the contents into two main parts: the first deals with philosophical theories of perception, and the second covers key topics and issues in perception as they are discussed in philosophy, cognitive science, and psychology. Two completely new chapters have been added - one on color and color vision; and a second on the interaction between sense modalities - and other chapters have been significantly updated to include discussion of topics such as pre-twentieth-century philosophy of perception, phenomenal intentionality, color adverbialism, predictive processing approaches to perception, ecological approaches to perception, and in-depth discussions of the non-visual senses. Additional updates include fuller and easier-to-understand explanations of some important views that were glossed over in the first edition and greater coverage of research from the last 25 years. All chapter summaries, references, and Suggested Reading lists at the end of each chapter have been brought up to date and the volume now includes a more extensive index at the back of the book. u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003eKey Features and Benefits: u003c/pu003e u003culu003eu003c/bu003e u003cpu003e u003cliu003eThe only single-authored textbook on philosophy of perception currently availableu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eDevoted to u003ciu003econtemporaryu003c/iu003e theories and topics, but with appropriate historical coverage for fuller understanding of contemporary worku003c/liu003e u003cliu003eEach chapter includes a chapter overview, questions for further consideration, and an annotated list of Suggested Readingsu003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003e u003cpu003eIncludes coverage of topics like: u003cbru003e- the phenomenal principleu003cbru003e- perception and hallucinationu003cbru003e- perception and contentu003cbru003e- naïve realism and disjunctivismu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e- intentionalism and representationalismu003cbru003e- the nature of contentu003cbru003e- qualia theories and phenomenal intentionalityu003cbru003e- perception and empirical scienceu003cbru003e- color and color scienceu003cbru003e- theories of non-visual perceptionu003cbru003e- Molyneux's problemu003cbru003e- cross-modal illusionsu003cbru003e- multimodalityu003c/pu003e u003culu003e u003cpu003eu003c/pu003eu003c/ulu003e u003cpu003eu003c/pu003eu003cbu003e u003cpu003eKey Changes to the Second Editionu003c/pu003e u003culu003eu003c/bu003e u003cpu003e u003cliu003eThe division of the book into two major parts: Part I on philosophical theories of perception, Part II on key interdisciplinary topics in perceptionu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eThe addition of two new chapters on color and color vision, and interaction between different sense modalitiesu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eMore topics from the last 25 years of philosophy of perceptionu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eCombined chapters on belief acquisition theories and intentional theories into one larger chapteru003c/liu003e u003cliu003eMore material on the growing intersection of the philosophy and psychology of perceptionu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eIncludes coverage of Molyneux's problem and of cross-modal illusionsu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eUpdated chapter summaries, references, and Suggested Reading lists at the end of each chapteru003c/liu003e u003cliu003eA summary table and a more extensive indexu003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003e