Philosophy of Vision science

The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the intersection between vision science and the philosophy of perception. But opportunities for conversation between vision scientists and philosophers are still hard to come by. The phiVis workshop is a forum for promoting and expanding this interdisciplinary dialogue. Philosophers of perception can capitalize on the experimental knowledge of working vision scientists, while vision scientists can take advantage of the opportunity to connect their research to long-standing philosophical questions. Short talks by philosophers of perception that engage with the latest research in vision science will be followed by discussion with a slate of vision scientists, on topics such as probabilistic representation in perception, perceptual constancy, amodal completion, multisensory perception, visual adaptation, and much more.

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Organizers:

Kevin Lande (York University) &

Chaz Firestone (Johns Hopkins)

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Support Staff:

Rebecca Keller (CUNY)

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Contact: philosophyofvision@gmail.com

This event is supported by York University’s Department of Philosophy, Vision: Science to Applications (VISTA) program, and Centre for Vision Research, along with the Johns Hopkins University Vision Sciences Group and the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University