Category: Psychology

Perceptual triggers Antony is interested in naturalistic epistemology, and is currently attempting to create a psychologically…

A perception of something IT IS IN THE EMPIRICIST development, as we know, the new psychology,…

Entrenched perceptions She now works on topics from the philosophy of mind and epistemology. Her books…

Believing is seeing From The Gutenberg Galaxy, a revisionist tour de force that gave us the…

Character versus reputation Let us play a game of Would You Rather. Would you rather run…

Phenomenology of Perception “Each object is the mirror of all of the others. While I watch…

Pervasive illusions When I was young, I had been fascinated by an optical illusion that you…

Under the influence Surprised, I answered –“Oh, she is there, only further away.” My daughter looked…

Staring at the shadows Jesting Pilate, of course, scoffed, “What is truth?” , much to his…

Our conscious perception Consider this outline of Australia as it appears on a map. Visualise it.…

Seeing the good After reading ethical doctrine for a while, you might come to suspect that…

Hallucinations One night earlier this year, I woke to see an elderly man in our bedroom.…

Perception Individuals with synaesthesia encounter a”mixing” of the senses when they see, taste, smell, hear or…

Changing perspective Lately, as civilisation has proceeded on its journey to hell in a handcart, I…

More than meets the eye Like figure-ground organisation, perceptual grouping (sometimes called perceptual segregation) is a…

The smallest acts reveal our humanity Honestly, I was scared when I was hospitalized for COVID-19…