Ep. 353: Reid on Visual Knowledge (Part One)

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. We're continuing our treatment of Thomas Reid's Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense (1764), now discussing ch. 6: "Of Seeing." Does vision provide the exception to Reid's point that our sensations do not resemble objects in the world? Images surely seem to do so! What does this mean for Reid's epistemology? Sponsor: Apply for convenient term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life at meetfabric.com/PEL. The post Ep. 353: Reid on Visual Knowledge (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.