“The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.”
Quote by Ernst Mach
Work
The analysis of sensations
This book delves into the intricate workings of human senses, offering a comprehensive analysis of how we perceive the world around us through touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell. more
Author
Ernst Mach
Physicist and philosopher from Austria, born on February 18, 1838, and died on February 19, 1916. more
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