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Perception and the Origins of Temporal Representation
Author(s) -
Gross Steven
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pacific philosophical quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1468-0114
pISSN - 0279-0750
DOI - 10.1111/papq.12171
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , perception , argument (complex analysis) , time perception , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , epistemology , psychology , philosophy , political science , law , biochemistry , chemistry , politics
Abstract Is temporal representation constitutively necessary for perception? Tyler Burge argues that it is, in part because perception requires a form of memory sufficiently sophisticated as to require temporal representation. I critically discuss Burge's argument, maintaining that it does not succeed. I conclude by reflecting on the consequences for the origins of temporal representation.