Chapter 12 Of Book II Of De Anima

A distinction between the two can be done sensation and perception can be distinguished according to the bare sensory material that is actually present in a situation, and the host of other items which we have become associated since

4.) Aquinas claims that without the senses, a person cannot understand corporeal things. He says, “a man be wanting in a sense, he cannot have any knowledge of the sensible corresponding to that sense” (118). By saying this he means that a man born without a certain sense will not be able to gain knowledge of corporeal things corresponding to that sense because he could not have a sensory experience with it. An example he uses in this argument says, “for instance, a man who is born blind can have no knowledge of colors” (117).

It is also important to say that he also believes the soul is the form of the body in part, because the soul is the organization of the parts the body, the body is matter and it or soul is the form-the actual living body. To reiterate this point Aristotle offers us the example of a corpse and a bronze or wooden hand and states that these are not forms as they “lack the potentiality to perform the function of a hand”.7this would also suggest that once we are dead we undergo a material change which stops function and makes us akin to a statue. Aristotle then goes on to discuss matter which he says is “the matter that is the subject necessarily has a certain sort of nature....fire has a hot and light nature”8. He states that matter is what earlier philosophers focused on and it was how they explained the order of the world. Aristotle however does not believe that this is the way in which we should study nature, he believes we should ask what gives each natural substance its characteristic and we should look at “how each thing has naturally come to be, rather than how it is...then state their causes”9. Therefore he concludes that a prior observational investigation is best and that we should study the form.

1. Differentiate between sensation and perception. Explain the importance of separating these concepts. The differences between sensation and perception is that sensation is the elementary elements that, according to structuralist, combine to create perception. Whereas, perception is the conscious sensory experience (Goldstein, 2014). This student has always looked at sensations as those things in a persons’s environment that one can see, hear, smell, touch, taste, and feel. On the other hand perception is how a person’s brain will interpret what is seen, heard, smelt, felt, or touched.

The term sensation is used when referencing the process of sensing the environment through taste, touch, sound, smell, and sight (Goldstein, 2014). Moreover, it is the process that occurs once the sensory receptor experiences stimulation, which in turn produces nerve impulses that are sent to the brain to be processed in its raw form, then perception comes into play (Goldstein, 2014). Perception is used to describe the way people interpret these sensations and tries to make sense of everything around them on a daily basis. Perception is the occurrences of the brain

Change. It is a concept often discussed as being an inevitable part of human life, something people has experienced numerous of times, and will continue to experience throughout their lives. Change comes in many forms and has a range of effects, which are either negative or positive on those who experience it and respond to it. Change, particularly in relation to the topic ¡°Changing perspective creates awakening¡±, is a view that is repeatedly explored and been written in poem/film by thousands of composers.

People. The cost of salaries, contractor fees, customer support personnel and training would be the largest expense once the program was up and running.

There are six senses in total and these are known as languages of the mind, or ‘modalities’. These are Sight, hearing, feeling, smell and taste, although the last two can be put into the ‘feeling’ category. We use all of our senses in a particular situation but all of us will have a favourite which we are more comfortable with and are likely to fall back on in times of crisis. (Chrysalis pg. 4)

What does change mean? For most it means going beyond the norm and for some it can be

Change is an act that results in a fresh start of some way or another. Whether it is good or bad change, change is change. Humans, animals, everything changes but it is how and what you do to change that affects the world. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, he shows that all human beings are capable of change in behavior whatever it might me.

Sensation and perception are commonly misconceived as synonyms for one another. However, these are actually two different processes. Although, these two processes often work together in our daily lives. According to Myers’ (2014), “In our everyday experiences, sensation and perception blend into one continuous process” (p. 152). Sensation is the process in which our sensory receptors obtain information from stimulus in our environment. Perception is where our brain processes and organizes this information creating the ability to recognize certain stimuli. Our perception is dependent upon our sensation. To perceive something, we first have to sense it. Therefore, perception cannot happen without sensation. On the contrary, sensation can occur without perception. When we sense something, we do not necessarily have to perceive it. If a sensation doesn’t trigger a memory or something of importance to us, it is likely that we will not perceive it. The beginning to the road of sensation is the five senses.

Change is when a person does not follow their everyday routine. They may want to try something different, or be forced to. Change can be for the good and the bad. Places can deal with change ranging from the weather, to the animals present, or the seasons changing. Also, objects can deal with change too. Objects like an iceberg can start to melt, or a forest fire can kill many trees in an area. As a human, we are the ones deciding on change. We are in a position to make big decisions and possibly even become a leader in order for change to happen. If one person starts to change, others will follow and hopefully, the change benefits all.

Before these changes were apparent, Descartes pointed out the difficulties of relying on the senses, of the physical body. In section 31 of Meditation two, he says that the perception he has, "is a case not of vision or touch or imagination - nor has it ever been, despite previous appearances - but of purely mental scrutiny". Descartes shows that our senses cannot be used to have knowledge of things in the external world, and that knowledge of these things must come through the mind alone.

Aristotle believes that sensory perception of material objects is knowledge and he says, "Our senses begin the