Seeing Motion and Apparent Motion. (29th August 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hoerl, Christoph
• Is Part Of: European journal of philosophy. Volume 23:Number 3(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 676
• Page End: 702
• Publication Date: 2012-08-29
• Subjects: Philosophy -- Periodicals; Philosophy, European -- Periodicals; Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century -- Periodicals; 190
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0378.2012.00565.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-8373

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>In apparent motion experiments, participants are presented with what is in fact a succession of two brief stationary stimuli at two different locations, but they report an impression of movement. Philosophers have recently debated whether apparent motion provides evidence in favour of a particular account of the nature of temporal experience. I argue that the existing discussion in this area is premised on a mistaken view of the phenomenology of apparent motion and, as a result, the space of possible philosophical positions has not yet been fully explored. In particular, I argue that the existence of apparent motion is compatible with an account of the nature of temporal experience that involves a version of direct realism. In doing so, I also argue against two other claims often made about apparent motion, <italic>viz</italic>. that apparent motion is the psychological phenomenon that underlies motion experience in the cinema, and that apparent motion is subjectively indistinguishable from real motion.</p> </abstract>