RE: Is perception reality?
April 30, 2009 at 12:37 pm
(This post was last modified: April 30, 2009 at 12:38 pm by g-mark.)
In terms of psychology, perception is a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present. Therefore, in terms of psychology, perception is reality, as we perceive our reality through physical stimuli.
1. Personal perceptions related to thoughts and concepts, and sometimes unseen reality, differ greatly from person to person.
Some people say that reality is 'relative' to individual perceptions. However, the rain is still water(H2O), even if you perceive it differently to someone else.
2. Thoughts about certain subject matters maybe 'relative' however. This is an ongoing debate that is very complex and hard to define.
E.g A thought or opinion concerning somebody elses morals or behaviour, when that behaviour is legal, is extremely hard to define and judge. As we haven't any guide lines, apart from our own judgement, it is merely thought against thought.
1. Personal perceptions related to thoughts and concepts, and sometimes unseen reality, differ greatly from person to person.
Some people say that reality is 'relative' to individual perceptions. However, the rain is still water(H2O), even if you perceive it differently to someone else.
2. Thoughts about certain subject matters maybe 'relative' however. This is an ongoing debate that is very complex and hard to define.
E.g A thought or opinion concerning somebody elses morals or behaviour, when that behaviour is legal, is extremely hard to define and judge. As we haven't any guide lines, apart from our own judgement, it is merely thought against thought.
