Philosophy of perception

As a term, expanded cinema generally refers to cinematic exhibition or spectacle in which the concept of established filmic practice and structure is broadened by incorporating immersive and dynamic elements as opposed to single-screen viewing experience. ‘Expanded’ components may be evident in the materiality of the spectacle, such as in the employment of numerous surfaces for a screening, juxtaposition of various interdisciplinary mediums not restricted to cinema, immersion of the viewer and…

identity, express emotions, [and] show alignments with other people” (Tagg, 2015: 132). In addition, use of digitalese allows an audience to perceive a speaker’s personality and social roles. Defamatory, rude digitalese lends itself to a negative perception of the speaker. Trends show “increased connectivity among individuals” (Chou et al, 2009: 2) and that teens typically use digitalese writing on social media sites more than older generations. Use of digitalese language helps others online…

Perception can sometimes be a very odd thing. During the course of this assignment, I was very curious about how the people in my life perceived me. Was their perception of me mostly bad? Was their perception of me mostly good? Good or bad what was their reasoning? If their perceptions of me changed at any point? All of these questions went through my head as I handed each one of my charts away to the people I chose. I perceive everyone I chose for this assignment as either a close family member…

consequently given the listener an internal perception of the way a performer would conduct themselves in a live situation. These internal perceptions of stagecraft can hinder an exploration into the multisensory performance through deconstruction of values. To endeavour into this thinking, an individual must be removed from pre-conceived notions of the style and artist as well as the cultures associated with these in order to achieve an unbiased perception of the auditory parameters of live…

Motivation, Emotion, and Culture Affect Human Perception. Within psychology, perception cannot be fully understood without understanding the individual being studied. Perception can be affected by thresholds, visual interpretation, auditory interpretation, and other physical properties such as motion interpretation. These peculiar aspects of perception are each influenced by the physical properties of their surroundings. However, human perception can also be altered by non-physical properties…

1) What is the process by which you decide what people are like and give meaning to their actions known as? What does this process consist of? Interpersonal perception is the process by which you decide what people are like and give meaning to their actions, and the process consisted of three stages. The first stage is selecting, which we select certain sensations to focus awareness on. The second stage is organizing, which we assemble stimuli into convenient and efficient patterns. The third…

There are attempts by scholars to define perception, each have speculated many ideas, DeVito, J. A, (2009) suggests this is because of perception itself, which affects how we see the world. Knapp & Vangelisti (2000), offer the following definition reinforcing "by the nature of human interaction, we are part of what we are observing" (p.153). This academic essay sets out to critically assess whether manufacturing perceptions of other people can result in misjudgement. The interaction…

of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes”. How a person perceives themselves signifies their character, behavior and attitude towards others and perceptions about life. In this paper, the differences between positive and negative people is looked at according to their approach to failure, their perception of task or job assigned to them, perceptions about success, how they conduct themselves and how they treat other people. One of the key differences between positive and negative people is…

Sensation and Perception in Dillard’s “Seeing” There is no one way to look at nature. Everyone has their own way of looking at nature, but in “Seeing,” author Annie Dillard sees nature in two radically different and contradictory ways. Early on in the chapter, she explores an overly analytical method of seeing that she first began to use as a little girl searching the air for flying insects. But as the chapter progresses, she shifts to a second, arguably preferred method of seeing involving a…

Indirect realism as the more plausible perception theory Indirect realism is a more plausible theory of perception than direct realism. Direct realism was first described by Aristotle. He described how a seer learns about an object by directly seeing it impressed on the eye. In other words, it is where external material objects are directly experienced, without sense-data (Bernecker, 2008). René Descartes and John Locke were supporters of indirect realism, the position that our conscious…