ABSTRACT

This chapter contains a very brief introduction on perception, perhaps just framing an issue, followed by an example. It is followed by a short discussion and then a series of questions. Neurologically, people know that the brain processes required are tremendously involved. The example is an exercise in thought. The example presents a case as a thought experiment which looks like it might make problems for this view. Archie is trekking across the desert. After many days, he has run out of water. The questions are intended to get the philosophy students thinking about this problems. They have used these kinds of questions in seminars as the questions set for seminars, so they also think that they can be used to spark conversation and discussion. The chapter also gives a cursory sketch of some of the ways in which philosophers have responded to the thought experiment.