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Single Idea 4264

[catalogued under 12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception]

Full Idea

Perception is a higher state than sensation: it involves not just a response to the outer world, but also an assessment of it.

Gist of Idea

Perception (which involves an assessment) is a higher state than sensation

Source

Roger Scruton (Animal Rights and Wrongs [1996], p.14)

Book Reference

Scruton,Roger: 'Animal Rights and Wrongs' [Demos 1996], p.14


A Reaction

This seems to me a simple but really important distinction, even though it wickedly uses the word 'higher', which Greeks like but post-Humeans struggle with. But we all know it is higher, don't we?

Related Idea

Idea 7710 Perception is a mode of belief-acquisition, and does not involve sensation [Lowe]