Citations of:
Thomas Reid: An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense: A Critical Edition
Derek R. Brookes (ed.)
Edinburgh University Press (1997)
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In a recent article on Reid’s theory of single and double vision, James Van Cleve considers an argument against direct realism presented by Hume. Hume argues for the mind-dependent nature of the objects of our perception from the phenomenon of double vision. Reid does not address this particular argument, but Van Cleve considers possible answers Reid might have given to Hume. He finds fault with all these answers. Against Van Cleve, I argue that both appearances in double vision could be (...) |