Representationalism about perceptual experience is conventional wisdom these days. Despite this, some version is likely true, but what version? Professor Frank Jackson discusses this question after a short reminder of why representationalism is so attractive. He ends by noting an issue for representationalism that is sometimes overlooked and offers a speculative resolution of it.

Frank Jackson is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at ANU, where he has been since 1986. He has published numerous influential books and articles across a range of topics in philosophy, including Conditionals (1987, Basil Blackwell), From Metaphysics to Ethics (1998, OUP) and, of course, 'What Mary Didn't Know’ (The Journal of Philosophy, 1986).