ABSTRACT
The Simple View matters for understanding how humans first come to know facts about particular physical objects. If the Simple View is right, segmenting objects involves coming to know facts about them. So far the case for the Simple View is based entirely on findings about how humans first segment objects. Having an ability to segment objects was only one of three abilities associated with knowledge of objects that we identified. It is time to turn to the second of these, the ability to represent objects as persisting. It is also worth noting that merely stepping back from knowledge by invoking an unspecified notion of tacit or implicit knowledge would not amount to providing an alternative to the Simple View. A genuine alternative to the Simple View needs to identify which states and processes are linking an individual’s mind to the Principles of Object Perception.
