Argues that perception and perceptual consciousness depend on capacities for action and thought, that perception is a kind of thoughtful activity. This book considers the perspectival aspect of the representational content of experience, and assesses the place of thought and understanding in experience.

Noe then argues that perceptual experience acquires content thanks to our possession and exercise of practical bodily knowledge, and examines, among other topics, the problems posed by spatial content and the experience of colour. He considers the perspectival aspect of the representational content of experience and assesses the place of thought and understanding in experience. Finally, he explores the implications of the enactive approach for our understanding of the neuroscience of perception.