Sense And Perception In The Mind's Eye By Georgina Kleege

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The mind, as well as perception, serves as a fundamental dimension of what produces and evolves the sensory experience. In " The Mind 's Eye" by Georgina Kleege, the author reflects on her perception of the world and the impact of her blindness on her life by exploring various experiences, beliefs and insights on how the mind affects the sensory experience. On the other hand, the author of "Television and the Twilight of the Senses" Bill McKibben expresses his opinions on the effects of television on our senses, perspective, mind, as well as our life. In the texts "Television and the Twilight of the Senses" and "The Mind 's Eye", the authors examine how perception impacts our sensory experience through experiences, expectations of comfort, as well as difficulties or conditions encountered in life.
Primarily, physical experiences change one 's perception which transforms the overall sensory experience. In "The Mind 's Eye", Kleege utilizes her own experience in order to exemplify this relationship between the mind and the utilization of the senses. In fact, Kleege recalls that a man had once told her that standing closely to a painting is not the way to look at a painting. Looking at a painting up close compared to far away would be a very different physical experience that would produce a different sensory experience. In "Television and the Twilight of the Senses", the author Mckibben mentions that the experience of watching a play produces a different experience than a television drama; …show more content…

Understanding how the mind and the sensory experience are related can enhance the experience of living a day to day life and strengthen our connection to objects, places, and people in this rapidly evolving

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