Introduction

Abstract

Things often go awry. Indeed, things can go awry with our beliefs, our actions, our emotions, and, of course, our perceptions. With this in mind, J. L. Austin claimed that there is no discrete and simple division between things going right and things going wrong, particularly in the field of perception, and therefore recommended care with this dichotomy (Austin, 1962, p. 13). Was he being overly scrupulous? This book attempts to answer this question with a focus on perception.