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Full Idea
According to one school of thought, perception is simply a mode of belief-acquisition,and there is no reason to suppose that any element of sensation is literally involved in perception.
Gist of Idea
Perception is a mode of belief-acquisition, and does not involve sensation
Source
E.J. Lowe (Locke on Human Understanding [1995], Ch.3)
Book Ref
Lowe,E.J.: 'Locke on Human Understanding' [Routledge 2004], p.35
A Reaction
Blindsight would be an obvious supporting case for this view. I think this point is crucial in understanding what is wrong with Jackson's 'knowledge argument' (involving Mary, see Idea 7377). Sensation gives knowledge, so it can't be knowledge.
Related Ideas
Idea 7377 Mary learns when she sees colour, so her complete physical information had missed something [Jackson]
Idea 4264 Perception (which involves an assessment) is a higher state than sensation [Scruton]
| 7710 | Perception is a mode of belief-acquisition, and does not involve sensation [Lowe] |
| 7711 | Science requires a causal theory - perception of an object must be an experience caused by the object [Lowe] |
| 7712 | On substances, Leibniz emphasises unity, Spinoza independence, Locke relations to qualities [Lowe] |
| 7714 | Personal identity is a problem across time (diachronic) and at an instant (synchronic) [Lowe] |
| 7715 | Mentalese isn't a language, because it isn't conventional, or a means of public communication [Lowe] |
| 7722 | If meaning is mental pictures, explain "the cat (or dog!) is NOT on the mat" [Lowe] |
| 7720 | Two things can only resemble one another in some respect, and that may reintroduce a universal [Lowe] |