90 - David Papineau: The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience

David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at King’s College London. He also teaches at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and before that he lectured in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge. David’s last appearance on the podcast was episode 62, where he and Robinson spoke about realism, antirealism, and the philosophy of science. This time, however, they discuss the content of his most recent book, The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience (OUP 2021), which is linked below.

The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience: https://a.co/d/6hID7Lf

David’s Website: https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk 

Twitter: @davidpapineau

OUTLINE

00:00 In This Episode…

01:38 Introduction

02:52 David’s Philosophical Interests

08:16 Distinguishing Sensory and Perceptual Experience

21:57 Naive Realism and the Metaphysics of Sensory Experience

34:09 Representationalism and the Metaphysics of Experience

01:02:02 The Transparency of Experience

01:15:28 Objections

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.