Even Odder Perceptions
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of figures -- Pretext -- 1 TRAFFIC LIGHTS -- 2 THE CASE OF THE SUGARED ALMONDS -- 3 PERCEPTIONS OF HAMLET -- 4 WHAT USE IS A JELLY BABY? -- 5 IS SCIENCE BAD FOR THE SOUL? -- 6 IS SCIENCE GOOD FOR THE SOUL? -- 7 CRACKS - OF DOOM AND KUHN -- 8 AT FIRST SIGHT -- 9 AT FIRST BLUSH -- 10 HI-FALOOTIN-FI: SOUND SAGA -- 11 SENSES OF HUMOUR -- 12 ZAP! -- 13 VIRTUALLY REAL -- 14 QUESTIONS OF QUANTA AND QUALIA -- 15 WHAT ARE PERCEPTIONS MADE OF? -- 16 APPEARANCE AND REALITY: A NUMBER OF IDEAS -- 17 MIND IN A BLACK BOX -- 18 WHAT IS THE CATCH IN NEURAL NETS? -- 19 CONNING CORTEX -- 20 PERCEPTIONS OF WILLIAM JAMES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY -- 21 FORGOTTEN GENIUS OF BRISTOL: WILLIAM GEORGE HORNER -- 22 GOOD AS GOLD: NEWTON'S ALCHEMY OF MATTER AND MIND -- 23 COUNTING ON EYES -- 24 SWITCHING BRAINS ON BY EXPLORING HANDS-ON -- 25 MICHAEL FARADAY'S PERCEPTION -- 26 ADELBERT AMES: INTERACTIONS WITH HERMANN HELMHOLTZ, ALBERT EINSTEIN AND THE UNIVERSE -- 27 PUTTING ILLUSIONS IN THEIR PLACE -- Index
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9781315516035, 9781138699762, 1315516039, 1138699764
1021103273
List of figures. Pretext. 1. Traffic Lights 2. The Case of the Sugared Almonds 3. Perceptions of Hamlet 4. What Use is a Jelly Baby? 5. Is Science Bad for the Soul? 6. Is Science Good for the Soul? 7. Cracks – of Doom and Kuhn 8. At First Sight 9. At First Blush 10. Hi-Falootin-Fi: Sound Saga 11. Senses of Humour 12. Zap! 13. Virtually Real 14. Questions of Quanta and Qualia 15. What are Perceptions Made of? 16. Appearance and Reality: A Number of Ideas 17. Mind in a Black Box 18. What is the Catch in Neural Nets? 19. Conning Cortex 20. Perceptions of William James in The Principles of Psychology 21. Forgotten Genius of Bristol: William George Horner 22. Good as Gold: Newton’s Alchemy of Matter and Mind 23. Counting on Eyes 24. Switching Brains on by Exploring Hands-on 25. Michael Faraday’s Perception 26. Adelbert Ames: Interactions with Hermann Helmholtz, Albert Einstein and the Universe 27. Putting Illusions in Their Place. Index.