Module #1 Introduction to Theories of Visual Perception Overview of the course, importance of visual perception, and key questions to be explored
Module #2 Ancient Theories of Vision Examination of visual perception theories in ancient Greek philosophy, including Plato and Aristotle
Module #3 Medieval and Early Modern Theories of Vision Discussion of visual perception theories in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period, including Aquinas and Descartes
Module #4 The Emergence of Modern Visual Perception Theories Overview of the development of modern visual perception theories in the 17th and 18th centuries, including Berkeley and Hume
Module #5 Lockes Representative Realism In-depth analysis of John Lockes theory of visual perception, including the role of representation and the mind-body problem
Module #6 Humes Skepticism and the Problem of Induction Examination of David Humes skepticism towards visual perception and the implications for knowledge and reality
Module #7 Berkeleys Idealism and the Nature of Reality Discussion of George Berkeleys idealist theory of visual perception and its implications for our understanding of reality
Module #8 Empiricist Debates and Critiques Comparison and critique of empiricist theories of visual perception, including their strengths and weaknesses
Module #9 Descartes Innate Ideas and the Mind-Body Problem Analysis of René Descartes rationalist theory of visual perception, including the role of innate ideas and the mind-body problem
Module #10 Leibnizs Monadology and the Nature of Reality Examination of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnizs rationalist theory of visual perception and its implications for our understanding of reality
Module #11 Kants Transcendental Idealism and the Noumenon In-depth analysis of Immanuel Kants transcendental idealist theory of visual perception, including the role of the noumenon and the limits of knowledge
Module #12 Rationalist Debates and Critiques Comparison and critique of rationalist theories of visual perception, including their strengths and weaknesses
Module #13 Gestalt Theory and the Organization of Perception Examination of the Gestalt theory of visual perception, including the role of organization and context in perception
Module #14 Cognitive Psychology and the Construction of Reality Discussion of cognitive psychologys contributions to our understanding of visual perception, including the role of top-down processing and inference
Module #15 Neuroscience and the Neural Basis of Vision Overview of the neural basis of visual perception, including the role of the visual cortex and neural processing
Module #16 Current Debates and Directions in Visual Perception Examination of current debates and future directions in the study of visual perception, including the role of technology and computational modeling
Module #17 Visual Illusions and the Nature of Perception Analysis of visual illusions and their implications for our understanding of visual perception
Module #18 The Philosophy of Color Perception Examination of the philosophy of color perception, including the role of color in our understanding of reality
Module #19 Visual Perception and Art Discussion of the relationship between visual perception and art, including the role of perception in creative expression
Module #20 Visual Perception and Technology Examination of the impact of technology on visual perception, including the role of virtual and augmented reality
Module #21 The Embodied Mind and Extended Cognition Examination of the embodied mind and extended cognition theories of visual perception
Module #22 Predictive Coding and the Bayesian Brain Analysis of predictive coding and Bayesian brain theories of visual perception
Module #23 The Relationship Between Vision and Other Senses Discussion of the relationship between vision and other senses, including the role of intersensory integration
Module #24 Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion Planning next steps in Theories of Visual Perception in Philosophy career
