In a message dated 2/28/09 3:36:20 PM, [email protected] writes:
> What is it that we perceive? Undifferentiated raw material? a whole > bunch of substance? Or do we project objectness from our interior > thinking? > > No. Objects are already differentiated in nature, and our sensory > organs are able to perceive them, to distinguish one from the other, > and parts within individual objects. > Depending on what you have in mind with the word 'perceive', I agree with you. I think there are raw material objects "out there", and they are "differentiated", "separate". 'Parts', by the way, entails a stipulative notion. How many "parts" does your face have? As for 'perceive', some use the word as you and I tend to do. When we encounter a material object and "sense" with our various senses, we say we're perceiving the object. Others say, No, no -- we can only "perceive" sensations. The distinction is effectively vacuous, just a disagreement about how to use a word. ************** You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. (http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi00000001)
