Philosophy of Mind Quote by Alan Wilson Watts

Theory has nothing to do with a work of art. Pictures which are interpretable, and which contain a meaning, are bad pictures. A picture…

— Gerhard Richter

“This conclusion about perception is devastating for science: If our percepts are theory-laden, then perception is hardly a neutral and independent check upon our…

— Stephen R.C. Hicks

“Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.”

— George Lakoff

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.

— Thomas Jefferson

The figure is just the most represented tool to get thoughts and feelings across.

— Jason Shawn Alexander

When we visualize something, we establish a relationship to the thing itself, not to some mere subjective representation of it inside us.

— Medard Boss

The perspective is more important than the perception

— Amit Abraham

We know that sensory phenomena are transcribed in the photographic emulsion in such a way that even if there is a causal link with…

— Umberto Eco

We do not merely perceive objects and hold thoughts in our minds: all our perceptions and thought processes are felt. All have a distinctive…

— Antonio Damasio

There has been a great gulf in psychological thought between the perception of space and objects on one hand and the perception of meaning…

— James J. Gibson

“This sense of continuity in individual environment is a result of the individual’s characteristic way of constructing basic psychological structures into physical structures. The…

— Jane Roberts

Perception is not always reality.

— Will Muschamp