The Argument From the Hand
Philosophical Investigations 2 (4):47-70 (1979)
| Abstract | This paper is an "ordinary language" analysis of the philosophical discussion of visual perception in the context of Twentieth Century British "sense datum" theorists, primarily G.E. Moore. The title of the paper is derived from A.J. Ayer's "argument from illusion", which also forms part of the context of this paper. Both Moore and Ayer believed in sense datum theory, but Moore provides an interesting illustration that is intended to clarify (and also prove) sense datum theory in his paper, "A Defence of Common Sense". Moore invites us to inspect his hand. I try to follow suit, but succeed only in falling out with the viewpoints of both Moore and Ayer. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Appearances Perception Seeing Sense Data Visual Moore Ayer Language Surfaces Illusion | |||||||||
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