NDLI: On pink elephants, floating daggers, and other philosophical myths

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Author	González, Juan C.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Many philosophers and scientists rightly take hallucinations to be phenomena that challenge in a most pressing way our theories of perception and cognition, and epistemology in general. However, very few challenge the received views on the hallucinatory experience and even fewer critically delve into the subject with both breadth and depth. There are all kinds of problems concerning hallucinations—including conceptual, methodological, and empirical issues—that call for a multilevel analysis and an interdisciplinary approach which in turn provide the detail and scope that the subject demands. In this paper, I present and briefly discuss four interrelated problems: (1) definitions, (2) dependence on perception, (3) two views on hallucinations, and (4) methodology. Neglect or underestimation of these problems, among other things, continue to prevent a proper understanding of the concept and the corresponding experience, giving rise to misconceptions and even plain myths on the subject. Hallucinations do occur; but in order to productively investigate them (for whatever end), we first need to get clear on the concept and develop a suitable epistemological framework for their analysis.
Starting Page	193
Ending Page	211
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15687759
Journal	Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15728676
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-05-08
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Hallucinations Perception Cognition Epistemology Phenomenology Hallucinogens Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Philosophy of Mind Interdisciplinary Studies
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy Cognitive Neuroscience

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