In today’s politics, if you forget that your perception of reality has probably been at least a little manipulated, and your opponents are behaving the way they are based on a perception of reality that’s different from your own — you’re bound to get things wrong. — Tim Urban 81 I...
We argue instead that reality is constructed and expressed, and we discuss the species-specificity of percep- tion, as well as perception as a user interface. We draw on vision science as well as the arts to develop an alternative understanding of rationality in the cognitive and social sci-...
The first step is to defineperceptual strategiesand classify them by how informative they are about the objective world. This yields an understanding of possible relationships between perception and reality that is more nuanced than a simple dichotomy between veridical or not. We can use evolutionary ...
and … encouraging me to continue connecting with my cousins from her family of origin [✨R66✨]. We do get to choose our perceptions. And, even if we are mistaken, there are some beliefs that serve us better than others. I think this is one of them for me [✨R66✨]....
in considering perception we may ask if one recognizes the ringing sound as a fire alarm Also, the chapter has a nice quote examining the interaction of sensation and perception –“…both sensation and perception are necessary for transforming the physical world into our psychological reality.” ...
Quantum mechanics unfolds an intricate realm of limitless possibilities and probabilities, eluding easy definition. It paints a picture of the universe vastly different from our perceptible reality. What captivates me is the lens through which I perceive sound, akin to the principles of quantum physic...
Quantum mechanics unfolds an intricate realm of limitless possibilities and probabilities, eluding easy definition. It paints a picture of the universe vastly different from our perceptible reality. What captivates me is the lens through which I perceive sound, akin to the principles of quantum physic...
After all, hallucinations and illusions (real ones, not the hypotheticals philosophers toy with) are often distinguishable from their veridi- cal counterparts by virtue of having an air of non-reality to them. Yet this cer- tainly doesn't undermine the grouping of hallucination and illusion ...
Including object-motions within the behavioral space has interesting consequences for the model of spatial purport. First of all, it nuances the role of PPC which was treated by Grush as a monolythic structure. In reality, it is a complicated region with an intricate internal organization, as ...