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Perception, philosophy: perceptions are conscious or unconscious processings of changes of state or events in the environment or within a living organism. Perceptions are happening in the present. Memories and imaginations are not perceptions. In language usage the expression of perception is used both for the process of perception and for the perceived. See also stimuli, sensations, sense perceptions, computation, memory, ideas._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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E. Tugendhat on Perception - Dictionary of Arguments
I 203 Perception/Tradition: Perception refers to particulars. TugendhatVs: In reality perception refers neither to singular nor to general, but it is like. The like on the side of the individual and on the side of the general. >Generality. Individuals/Tugendhat: Linguistic-analytically, the consciousness of Einzelnes is just as little sensuous as of generals. Consciousness/Tugendhat: The reference to individuals is much more problematic than the consciousness of generals, which has a sensuous preform in the consciousness of the similarity. I 204 Sameness of Perception/Tugendhat: Here we must distinguish between the introspective and the behaviorist approach. Introspection: the like sensation or conception, does not correspond to the range of use of our ordinary predicates. >Introspection. Therefore, the conceptualist felt compelled to postulate a non-sensory conception, since there is no sensory conception corresponding to all red hues. >Conceptualism. Behaviorism: that an organism perceives in the same way is established in such a way that it reacts to stimuli in the same way. Conceptions are not needed. >Behaviorism. Perception/Tugendhat: Sameness as a psychological basis for the use of a predicate can only be invoked behavioristically. >Equality. I 458 Methodology/Method/Tugendhat: We must not yet presuppose perceptual objects at all. Therefore we must ask: "How is the situation to be established in which it is to be determined whether the predicate is true?" Answer: by distinguishing one space-time location from all other space-time locations. (Specification). >Individuation, >Identification,_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Tu I E. Tugendhat Vorlesungen zur Einführung in die Sprachanalytische Philosophie Frankfurt 1976 Tu II E. Tugendhat Philosophische Aufsätze Frankfurt 1992 |