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James Hagen's List: Context
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Feb 10, 13
2.2.1.1.2
What possibilities for knowledge are opened to us by our senses as they are? What limitations?
2.2.1.2.1
To what extent do our senses give us knowledge of the world as it really is?
2.4.04.5
Can a fact exist without a context?
2.2.1.2.3
What is the role of culture and language in the perceptual process? Given the partially subjective nature of sense perception, how can different knowers ever agree on what is perceived? Do people with different cultural or linguistic backgrounds live, in some sense, in different worlds?
2.2.1.4.2
What role does what we expect to see, or are used to seeing, play in what we observe? For example, after learning about the structure of cells from a textbook, how “neutral” might the observation of a slide under the microscope be? Can we learn how to see things properly?
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May 04, 10
Beau Lotto's color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what's really out there.
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Aug 25, 12
Intricate systems of symbols are a part of everyday life that we need to learn to decode.
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Feb 19, 12
Sir Humphrey Appleby demonstrates the use of leading questions to skew an opinion survey to support or oppose National Service (Military Conscription). Taken from the 1st Season of Yes Prime Minister - Episode 2, The Ministerial Broadcast.
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Mar 21, 11
This article reminds us that our perceptions are greatly impacted by culture and, for this reason, concludes that we need to be rigorous in trying to comprehend the events in the Middle East, but humble in trying to predict just where they may lead.
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Dec 11, 13
The Munker-White illusion demonstrates that perception of colour is influenced by context.
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on Feb 14, 13