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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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Gorgias on Perception - Dictionary of Arguments
Taureck I 92 Perception/Gorgias/Taureck: perception does not guarantee existence, seeing and hearing are consciousness processes - like a "being imagined", "having in mind" (phroneistai). Cf. >Perception/Aristotle, >Perception/Eleatics >Existence/Democritus, >Existence/Eleatics, >Existence/Gorgias, >Existence/Parmenides._____________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. |
Gorgias Taureck I B. H.F. Taureck Die Sophisten Hamburg 1995 |
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