2/12 Philosophy & Psychology of Seeing and Blindness

Assignment for class on 2/12

Dear philosophers, we will be reviewing your logic homework during this class and then turning to discuss perception and blindness. Make sure your read the article below called "The Mind's Eye" by Oliver Sacks for our discussion.

1. Oliver Sacks, "The Mind's Eye"

2. Oliver Sacks, "To See and not to See" (Note: This second paper is a bit longer. If you don't have time, just read the first couple of pages.)

Recommended: Talk by John Hull, the theologist from Oliver Sack's essay "The Mind's Eye" who speaks of "whole-body perception."

Recommended: 
If you want more information from Oliver Sacks about the diversity of ways we can perceive reality.