Sunday, March 3, 2013--Saturday, March 9, 2013
This week, we will be talking more about the limitations of our sensory perception, even though it is the most basic interaction we have with the world around us. For this week's blog, please discuss either what reactions you have to the TedTalk above, one of the quotes below, or one of the questions. Of course, you may always respond to something someone else said. Keep in mind the theme: potential fallibility of our sensory perceptions.
Quotes:
"Every man takes to the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world." --Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860
"Things do not seem the same to those who love and those who hate, nor to those who are angry and those who are calm." --Aristotle
Questions:
1. Last week you discussed what you would miss most were you to live without one of your senses. Shifting that slightly, what sensory extension do you believe to be most useful? (For instance, the microscope allows us to extend our sense of sight; a hearing aid allows some to hear better; a megaphone allows our voices to carry a further distance...)
2. Have you ever experienced (and been cognizant of this experience) where your perception was heavily influenced by your emotional state? Explain.
3. Why do you believe the sense of sight is used for metaphors for knowledge in many cultures all over the world? What is it about sight that is so easily used metaphorically for ideas that are difficult to convey? Why not use hearing or touch?
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