Alison Springle (University of Pittsburgh)
According to orthodox representationalism, perceptual states are representational in the sense of having constitutive truth, veridicality, or accuracy conditions. Burge (2010) justifies realism about perceptual representations posited by perceptual science on the basis of their explanatory ineliminability. I clarify his argument, including the controversial role of the constancies and their relationship to representational function. I argue that the constancies don't do the work Burge wants them to, but that his realist strategy may vindicate an unorthodox version of representationalism.
