PERCEPTION through the mind
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2514 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
D. BÖHM and F.D. PEAT state: “… in science, perception of similarities and differences takes place primarily through the mind (e.g. NEWTON's perception of a certain basic similarity between the apple, the moon and the earth), and much less through the senses. As science developed, this aspect of perception through the mind grew more and more important. Indeed, very little of what could be called direct senses perception takes place in physics today” (1987, p.45).
As perception grows steadily more indirect, the human brain seems to respond with a growing endogenous creative activity. This was surely perceived by EINSTEIN, when he proposed to use “thought experiences”.
In systemics too, the mind seems to guide perceptions more and more, as for example through J.de ROSNAY “macroscope”, or MANDELBROT's fractals.