Robinsons controversial introduction surveys this major topic in epistemologyand philosophy of mind. The discussion covers perception theory from Descartesand t... » 

Robinsons controversial introduction surveys this major topic in epistemologyand philosophy of mind. The discussion covers perception theory from Descartesand the empiricists through Wittgenstein on privacy to contemporary physicalisttheories. The focus however is on the sensedatum theory of perception.Robinson concludes that despite attacks over the years a modified version ofthis theory is essentially correct overturning the consensus that hasdominated the philosophy of perception for nearly half a century. «