The Theory of Sense Perception

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The theory of sense perception includes the basis of identifying certain objects that we can see, feel, hear or smell. It looks at how we interpret and understand the things we know and sense.


Definition 

- Perception is reality
- Directly detected through sensory organs
- Perceptual relativity (different from each individual)
- Variation among individuals
- Variation in your own body (different food tastes different depending on the time of the day)
- The are mind-independent objects (the chairs don't depend on your existence about them)
- Meditated through the senses
- Artificial stimulus of brain produces "real" sensations
- Effects indistinguishable from reality
- Veil of perception (make you think and see things differently- indirect realism - the veil coming in is being shaped by the brain)
- We don't perceive external objects themselves - We perceive sense and data that are produced in our minds by external things (for example, a bent mirror in a fun house)
- The founder of realism is Bishop Berkeley  (the not-so-naive but totally crazy theory of perception)
- "To be is to be perceived or to be perceive"

Does Language Influence our view of the World?

"The idea that the language you speak affects the way that you think sounds sort of obvious, one of those things you just assume. Speak French all day and you'll start thinking stylishly; speak Swedish all the time and start feeling really good about taxation. But what exactly is the relationship between what goes on in your head and the words you use? If, say, the Swedish didn't have a word for taxation (they do; it's beskattning), would they be able to conceive of it?

The principle of linguistic relativity is sometimes called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, after the linguist who made it famous, Benjamin Lee Whorf. Put simply, Whorf believed that language influences thought. In his 1940 essay, Science and Linguistics, influenced by Einsteinian physics, Whorf described his "new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar". His research appeared to show that speakers of different kinds of language were, as a result of those language differences, cognitively different from one another." 

To what degree is sense perception reliable?

To what degree is sense perception reliable?

Epistemology is the study of knowing.  It deals with the nature of knowledge, how do we know things, what do we know, (from experience and learning about a certain things) why we know, is what we know true, and what are the limits of knowledge.

What is Genetic Epistemology?

GENETIC EPISTEMOLOGY attempts to explain knowledge, and in particular scientific knowledge, on the basis of its history, its sociogenesis, and especially the psychological origins of the notions and operations upon which it is based. These notions and operations are drawn in large part from common sense, so that their origins can shed light on their significance as knowledge of a somewhat higher level. But genetic epistemology also takes into account, wherever possible, formalisation - in particular, logical formalisations applied to equilibrated thought structures and in certain cases to transformations from one level to another in the development of thought, as stated by Jean Piaget (1968) 

Ways of Knowing (flimsier)

• Faith
• Language
• Imagination
• Memory
• Sense Perception
• Intuition
• Emotion
• Reason

Areas of Knowledge (HH Marine)

• History
• Human Science
• Math
• Arts
• Religious Knowledge
• Indigenous Knowledge
• Natural Science
• Ethics

Further knowledge questions : 

- How can one decide when one model/explanation/theory is better than another?

- How can we judge whether one model is better than another?

To what degree should we trust our senses?

Sense perceptions :

1. tears
2. stress
3. addiction
4. yawning
5. laughing
6. sighing
7. shivering
8. cramps
9. blinking
10. nausea
11. soreness
12. numbness
13. intuition
14. stiffness
15. balance
16. proprioception

When should we trust our senses?
Sense perception is the active, selective and interpretive process of recording or becoming conscious of the external world. It is the channel of communication between the outside world and us. Therefore it is an important dimension of our understanding of the world. Much of what human beings acquire from the world around us is perceived by our senses; Sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. They receive and, together with rationality, inevitably process and interpret every bit of information. Hence, most of our perception of the ultimately unattainable reality depends crucially on the nature of our sense organs, since they are the ones that essentially provide a channel of communication between our insides and the world outside. 

Further Knowledge questions :

- To what degree is sense perception NOT reliable? 

Casper Thomsen Profile

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   How old are you? How might your age affect both what you know and your attitude toward gaining knowledge?  I am 17 years old, an age stuck in adolescence in the midst of challenges and trying to overcome my fears. During this years, my attitude towards knowledge can easily be affected as my experience in this world is still young and I have not discovered my full potential yet.

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   What is your mother tongue? What other languages do you speak? How might your particular language(s) affect your knowledge? I am a native Danish speaker but I was raised in Sweden. I speak English, Danish and Swedish fluently. As I speak many different languages, my knowledge is affected since I experience different cultures and experiences throughout the countries i've lived in.

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   What sex are you? Does your gender role affect how you see the world? Does it influence your expectations of what knowledge you should gain in your education? I am a male which therefore means i've been socio - culturally shaped around the world we live in, resulting in different knowledge about different topics, often being given different exceptions as compared to females.

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   Did you grow up in an urban area or a rural one? How might living in the countryside affect what and how you know I grew up in an urban area which meant I was surrounded by city folks, giving me different impressions of the world we live in, as I never saw the country side and how things operated under a calm and uncivilized matter.

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   Have you always had enough to eat, felt safe and been able to get an education? How do you think that having these needs met – or not met – affect your present knowledge? Throughout my lifetime, I've always been blessed with the opportunity of warm water, food and a roof above my head. This means i've been shaped in a safe environment, giving the impression that everyone essentially has the same features and gives me the chance to not worry about my well-being and other factors.

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   How do cultural influences affect how you see the world? Do you identify with a particular culture? Since I am a bilingual speaker with the experience of living in 5 countries throughout my lifetime, I've seen different cultures around Europe. However I believe my culture lies within

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   Are there any particular field of knowledge appeal to you strongly? Does your interest affect your current knowledge and your knowledge goals for the future? 

   
   

   I have a strong interest for the business world,  having done several internships over the summer, I have gained a strong knowledge within the business world. Due to my interest, I have started researching deeper and began to extend my knowledge. 

   
   

     

What is Theory of Knowledge?

THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE 

• The nature of knowing 
• How much does one know about what one claims to know. 
• To what extent is …… ……? Answer “How do we know?” questions
• The value of knowledge (language, art, mathematics, 
• It is the philosophy of principles and concepts
• Knowledge in different cultures 
• The intermingling of theories and opinion 
• It is an approach to learning
• It explores what we know

The course will consist of…

1. Mock essay's

2. Oral assessments

3. Sharing of ideas

4. Different essay questions to answer

Epistemology