Analysis Of The Spell Of The Sensuus By David Abram

The objective mind takes cognizance of the objective world. Its media of observation are the five senses. It is the out growth of man’s physical nece...

Human culture expands rapidly and our concept of consciousness is rapidly evolving with it. Philosophers have filled the void concerning the true nature of consciousness not yet determined by science. Despite the subjective nature of consciousness, perceived by many to be a personal and private aspect of human existence, neurobiologists are investigating and measuring objective characteristics of introspective reasoning and associated elements of morality. Most agree that consciousness is key to human happiness and belonging. I will argue that consciousness is a physiological phenomenon, equivalent to the concept of self, as well as a portal to one’s culture, collective experience and fulfillment. I contend that it is critical to human experience.

Consciousness can be defined as an awareness of one’s existence, thoughts, and surroundings. From different level of consciousness the same object can be seen and interpreted differently. What we define as objective, which we believe is unaffected by our feelings, interpretations or prejudices, are itself subjective. Correct description of the reality is itself unattainable, for absolute representations do not exist. In different state of consciousness, what we perceive as the truth can be false. With an impaired vision and thought, humans believe that we possess the absolute knowledge and ability to determine the truth from false, and the evil from the good.

The mental and physical processes that work together is what creates the ability for the mind to properly perceive the information that is received. The brain and the senses interact in such a way that gives the mind freedom to interpret this information into the individual’s own reality. Without this combination of influences, it would mean that the mind does not go beyond the information given because it would simply be a biological function and the unique interpretation of events could not happen. But since the mental and physical processes do work together the mind takes the information that is received and the mind constructs different interpretations of the sensory information. There are many ways where this can be advantageous. In one way, the mind creating interpretations of information is what allows for individuality and for different opinions in situations. Without the interpretations it would seem that human perception of events would be identical in every way. But besides the advantages there are also disadvantages, such as the fact that there are many ways in which th...

Throughout this honors ignition seminar, I have come to distinguish between two very useful, and powerful words: subjective truth and objective fact. Subjective truth, as I understand, is truth. The only difference separating it from universal or general truth is “subjective.” Our understanding of truth can cause arguments when trying to distinguish what is universally true. My definition of subjective truth, not necessarily perceived as true to others, is that the truth of something that happened may not be what actually happened to you, but what you felt happened to you. Objective fact, however, are based on facts that cannot be denied. They are legitimate, universal facts that everyone takes as true, but each may have a different interpretation of it. The main differences between subjective truth and objective fact is that subjective truth expresses one's own experience when understand the objective fact. Subjective truth has no correct definition, but I define it as: Subjective truth deals with subjectivity. Something th...

Although the realm of objectivity is far lesser than that of truth, it is still unattainable. A crucial misconception in categorizing objectivity is that every reproducible process is considered objective. Similarities in different representations of a single object do not imply similarity of its representation with its objective reality: it is totally possible that none of these representations manifest its objective reality. Therefore, reproducibility is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for objectivity. A significant tool for objectivity is the sensory action, especially the act of observation. Observation is not a one-way phenomenon: it

Not only is human connection vital to live a happy and joyful life, but it is necessary to create a legacy, and thus live on through others. But in order to do this, one must first overcome their ego and their sense of self. Once all of the “I” thoughts are gone, one can relate, but fully understand, the higher powers as well as other human beings around us. However, it is important to accept that we may never fully understand the driving force of this universe. While it can be experienced, and we can briefly get an idea of what it is, it is impossible to define these concepts in words, because we don’t have a language that transcends what we can understand. And though many recognize that these concepts could never be fully understood by the human brain, determined minds continue to ask questions that will never have an answer, “pushing their minds to the limits of what we can know” (Armstrong,

Floyd (2011) defines interpersonal perception as making meaning from things experienced in our environment in relation to those around us and our relationships with them (p. 108). As people, we make meaning from all things that we consciously experience or the things that beat out other stimuli through selection. We make meaning of stimuli through selection, organization, and interpretation (Floyd, 2011, p. 111). This allows us to make some type of understanding of the world around us and to then relate and react to it.

Empiricist philosophers were not only concerned on the fundamental importance of observable mental life, but also used words such as “sensations,” “impressions,” and “ideas.” Although the basics of empiricism hold strong in Wundt, he discredits quite a few of the previous empiricists definitions. Wundt disagreed with Locke and Hume on the fact that the mind should be viewed as a metaphysical entity consistent with old, Platonic conceptions. He also opposed Kant’s view of simply studying only inner experience primarily through self-reflective introspection. Wundt believed the inner and outer experience is arbitrary considering both are from the same subject. In response to discrediting these two definitions, Wundt develops the “science of immediate experience.” This is a science that interprets our experience, as it is immediately present to us, without trying to remove our self from that experience. For example, immediate experience would be seeing the greenness of green paper. Wundt involved the mediate experience to measure the physicality of such green paper. How green is the greenness of that green paper? The science of immediate experience involves the use of perception to determine that the paper is green. One step past perception is apperception. Wundt believed that apperception combines sensory experiences with pre-existing experiences to develop into a new feeling or experience. Apperception plays with the prior knowledge already stored in the

The way that each individual interprets, retrieves, and responds to the information in the world that surrounds you is known as perception. It is a personal way of creating opinions about others and ourselves in everyday life and being able to recognize it under various conditions. Each person’s perceptions are used as a kind of filter that every piece of information has to pass through before it determines the effect that it has or will have on the person from the stimulus. It is convincing to believe that we create multiple perceptions about different situations and objects each day. Perceptions reflect our opinions in many ways. The quality of a person’s perceptions is very important and can affect the response that is given through different situations. Perception is often deceived as reality. “Through perception, people process information inputs into responses involving feelings and action.” (Schermerhorn, et al.; p. 3). Perception can be influenced by a person’s personality, values, or experiences which, in turn, can play little role in reality. People make sense of the world that they perceive because the visual system makes practical explanations of the information that the eyes pick up.