In my opinion I believe that the “red tinted glasses” experiment was used in the book to illustrate how Kant’s beliefs about the empiricists merged together with the rationalists views to form a more realistic understanding of how our bodies perceive things differently.
It shows how although the glasses are just red filters, they block out the other colours, which can also represent how different people block out contributing factors when they perceive the world. For example it depends how someone reacts to a situation and whether what they accept is visible to them or blocked out. This can work in the opposite direction as that of which concerns someone can to be visible or denied.
The glasses also show us that due to different religions, childhoods, relationships and education people can have certain limitation to how they perceive the world. For example everyone is capable of perceiving the world in their own unique way, however this does not mean that they are seeing the world for what it really is.
My final area of exploration is the difference between what the rationalists and empiricists believed in. The glasses represent a different perception which is indeed what both these groups of people had. Our senses can be deceived by certain limitations and values, similarly our mind can also be mislead to believe certain morals and expectations.
In conclusion I believe that the glasses represent the conditions in which effect someone’s metal and sensory response to situations. Mental perceptions can be varied and determined due to different upbringings and education, however your senses represent different moral values and religious views, which in turn influence the way your mind functions.
3 comments:
Hi Rachel. This is a fabulous piece of writing!
I totally agree with how you said the metaphor represents how people block out factors that affect the way they see the world. I also agree that religions and our experiences also affect our perception.
You mentioned the rationalists and empiricists. Who's point do you believe are more 'ideal' and 'realistic' to how they say we perceive the world?
I like how you mentioned about the metaphors. Your religious perspective is highly valued.
I agree that the glasses represent a different perception, and this is why everyone comes to see the same world so differently. This in turn causes different opinions and perspectives, which makes the world interesting but also causes some of the major problems in the world.
However, I only agree with this statement to a certain extent:
"For example everyone is capable of perceiving the world in their own unique way, however this does not mean that they are seeing the world for what it really is."
I agree with the starting line that everyone sees the world differently (as mentioned above), however I disagree with your second part. You say that people do not see the world for what it really is, but since everyone perceives it differently, is there only one ‘correct’ way to see it. Who is right in their perception and who is wrong? Considering everyone has different opinions I think there is no right or wrong way to identify the world and is up to personal interpretation.
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