Perceiving: A Philosophical Study
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Perceiving: A Philosophical Study is a major work of analytic epistemology in which Roderick Chisholm systematically examines the nature of perception and its role in justifying beliefs about the external world.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perceiving: A Philosophical Study Context triple: [Roderick Chisholm, notableWork, Perceiving: A Philosophical Study]
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A.
The Reliability of Sense Perception
The Reliability of Sense Perception is a major work in epistemology by William Alston that defends the justificatory role of perceptual experience in forming rational beliefs about the external world.
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Phenomenology of Mind
Phenomenology of Mind is the English title of G. W. F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness, self-awareness, and reason toward absolute knowledge.
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The Unity of Philosophical Experience
The Unity of Philosophical Experience is a philosophical work by Étienne Gilson that examines the historical development of philosophy to argue for the enduring coherence and relevance of classical metaphysical realism.
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Phenomenology of Perception
Phenomenology of Perception is a foundational 1945 philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that develops a phenomenological account of human experience centered on the lived body and perception.
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E.
Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind
"Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind" is a major philosophical work by John Searle that develops a systematic theory of how mental states can be about or represent objects and states of affairs in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perceiving: A Philosophical Study Target entity description: Perceiving: A Philosophical Study is a major work of analytic epistemology in which Roderick Chisholm systematically examines the nature of perception and its role in justifying beliefs about the external world.
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A.
The Reliability of Sense Perception
The Reliability of Sense Perception is a major work in epistemology by William Alston that defends the justificatory role of perceptual experience in forming rational beliefs about the external world.
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B.
Phenomenology of Mind
Phenomenology of Mind is the English title of G. W. F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness, self-awareness, and reason toward absolute knowledge.
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C.
The Unity of Philosophical Experience
The Unity of Philosophical Experience is a philosophical work by Étienne Gilson that examines the historical development of philosophy to argue for the enduring coherence and relevance of classical metaphysical realism.
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D.
Phenomenology of Perception
Phenomenology of Perception is a foundational 1945 philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that develops a phenomenological account of human experience centered on the lived body and perception.
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E.
Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind
"Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind" is a major philosophical work by John Searle that develops a systematic theory of how mental states can be about or represent objects and states of affairs in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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philosophical work ⓘ work of analytic epistemology ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
How does perception justify beliefs about the external world?
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What is the nature of perceptual experience? ⓘ |
| approach |
analytic method
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systematic analysis ⓘ |
| author | Roderick Chisholm ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debates on the foundations of empirical knowledge
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theories of perceptual justification ⓘ |
| examines |
the nature of perception
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the role of perception in justifying beliefs ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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philosophy of perception ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the epistemic status of perceptual experience
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the justification of beliefs about the external world ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
epistemic justification
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perceptual knowledge ⓘ sense data ⓘ skepticism about the external world ⓘ the structure of perceptual experience ⓘ |
| influencedBy | analytic epistemology of the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of philosophy
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professional philosophers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
epistemology
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justification of belief ⓘ perception ⓘ the external world ⓘ |
| notableFor | systematic treatment of perception in analytic epistemology ⓘ |
| philosophicalIssue |
criteria for justified perceptual belief
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the analysis of seeing and sensing ⓘ the relation between appearance and reality ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Theory of Knowledge ⓘ |
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