Phenomenology and the Norms of Perception
David Suarez
The Philosophical Review 2026 DOI: 10.1215/00318108-12240755 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that perceptual experience is oriented by norms of coherence and optimality, and that this orientation is what makes perceptions count as perceptions at all. Doyon contends these norms are sui generis, belonging to the internal structure of perceptual experience and constitutive of what a perception is, rather than being merely epistemic norms. |
Abstract
Doyon’s book aims to demonstrate that perceptual experience is oriented by norms of coherence and optimality, and that it is in virtue of this orientation that perceptions count as perceptions in the first place. Doyon contends that these norms should not be understood merely as epistemic norms but instead as sui generis, belonging to the internal structure of perceptual experience itself and constitutive of what it is to be a perception at all (xiv–xv). Perception is structured by the norms of coherence and optimality, not because this is conducive to knowledge but because of what perception itself is.
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