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16724 | The senses deceive, but also show their own errors [Bacon] |
Full Idea: It is certain that the senses deceive, but they also testify to their own errors. | |
From: Francis Bacon (Preface to Great Instauration (Renewal) [1620], p.32), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 22.1 | |
A reaction: Nice. This is the empiricist view, rather than the rationalist line that reason sorts out the mess created by the senses. Most people know things if you just show them. |