Perceptual Uncertainty, Clarity, and Attention

This chapter addresses the effects of perceptual uncertainty on the phenomenal character of experience. It articulates a notion of perceptual clarity in experience, argues that perceptual experiences represent features of the environment with varying degrees of clarity, and defends an account of clarity in terms of perceptual uncertainty. The account correctly predicts the degree of clarity in a range of experiences. Clarity is then distinguished from perceptual salience. The account is further supported by its ability to explain several key facts about the relationship among attention, salience, and clarity..