ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author argues that there is no conflict between the two-visual-systems hypothesis (TVSH) and the perspectival claim. He focuses on the argument against the TVSH as presented by Berit Brogaard. The author outlines Brogaard’s argument and shows that the apparent tension between the TVSH and the perspectival claim results from an ambiguity in how the terms ‘allocentric’ and ‘egocentric’ are used in the different literatures. He also argues that even if Brogaard’s argument held up, her proposed solution would not. The TVSH describes a broad functional and anatomical division in the primate visual system. According to the TVSH, there are two visual streams that arise from early visual areas in the primate cerebral cortex. The TVSH seems to be incompatible with the perspectival claim because it appears to be committed to the claim that the contents of visual perception are exclusively allocentric.
