Giulia Martina

@giuliamartina

Philosopher of perception and mind at the University of Nottingham. Interested in all things perceptual. Webpage:

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Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Jul 14

This is fun!

But now to our question. Here is a perceived-object
describable as converging railway-tracks. Where does this
object exist? Not along the actual right of way; those
tracks were laid and remain parallel. Not where the real
train is to run; certainly one would dislike being on a train
that had to run over converging tracks. Where then ? We
are not told.
Or take the well-known drab tree seen by the colour-blind
man. It is as real to him as our green trees are to us. But
surely the 'real' tree is not drab. Where then does this
drab tree find room to exist-with space already filled by
green trees, and other objects ? It has a name ('perceived-
tree') kindly provided by the committee on definitions, but
it has no local habitation.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Jul 14

Where, indeed. Such gems in Mind 1915.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· May 12

Dawes Hicks quote of the day (1912). A little argument against Russell (spoiler: it's a good one!):

Suppose, for the sake of argument, that colour is inherent in the table, suppose the table has in reality a specific colour. Then, surely, there would be nothing to conflict with this supposition in the fact that such real colour will present a different aspect if another colour be reflected upon it, or if a blue pair of spectacles intervene between it and the observer, or if it be enveloped in darkness rather than in daylight. The reasoning would only be valid on the assumption that if the table is really coloured, the real colour must appear the same in darkness and in daylight, through a pair of blue spectacles and without them, in artificial light and in the sun's light,-an assumption extremely improbable, to say the least of it, and for which there is absolutely no warrant.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· May 11

Dawes Hicks quote of the day (1913):

Experience does not advance by a gradual building up of the concrete objects of perception from originally isolated and detached sensibilia. We do not start with the apprehension of innumerable patches of colour, with visual presentations of form and of magnitude, with tactual presentations of hardness, smoothness, and the like, and out of such definite appearances construct the complexes which are designated ‘things’.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Apr 9

Things to miss from Japan #3: the old people of Japan. Seriously, the kindest and cutest old people - although they probably work too much. Pictured: a tiny coffee truck in Osaka, managed by a painstakingly dedicated old man.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Apr 2

Things to miss from Japan #2: Ise 'wedded rocks' (Meoto Iwa), which is a shrine! Seen at sunset, with some big waves.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Mar 29

Things to miss from Japan #1: temple stay in Koyasan. Very cold, very peaceful; vegan food cooked by 80+ yo chef; night walk through the forest cemetery.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Mar 11

Great discussion yesterday at our mini workshop on perception at Kobe University, which has great views. Also great food, sake, and Japanese whisky tasting thanks to our host Takuya Niikawa :-)

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 20

Final talk by @sschellenberg.bsky.social on the relationship between perceptual capacities and the perspectival character of perception.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 20

@alfredovernazzani.bsky.social presents a new account of how we represent perceptual objects in terms of 'compresent' properties. #naiverealism2.0

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 19

@macpherson.bsky.social on how naive realists can try to explain away experiences that seem to be illusions - but fail.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 19

Daniel Kim discusses how we can integrate analytic and phenomenological approaches to perception.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 19

Had to skip tweeting the first few talks because one was me! Next up Laura Gow on how physicalists should probably be non-relationalists about perceptual experience. #naiverealism2.0

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 18

Farid Masrour argues (with Ori Beck) that perceptual judging has a distinctive status of terminating our inquiries, and this supports naive realism. #naiverealism2.0

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 18

Quentin Coudray and Assaf Weksler take a new look at the debate in high level property perception through new experimental work on grouping.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 18

Johannes Roessler will explore whether naive realism is a theory or rather pre-theoretical common sense.

Giulia Martina@giuliamartina· Feb 18

Eva Schmidt presents a co-authored paper from the project, arguing that naive realists can give a good account of perceptual reasons - which are just worldly entities. #naiverealism2.0