LessonsInternal Faculties, Reason and the Five External SensesQuiz

تُدْرَكُ بِهَا الْأَضْوَاءُ وَالْأَلْوَانُ وَالْأَشْكَالُ وَالْمَقَادِيرُ وَالْحَرَكَاتُ
Sight apprehends lights, colors, shapes, magnitudes and motions.

These name different dimensions of vision: light makes visual presentation possible; color distinguishes appearances; shape concerns outline or surface; magnitude concerns apparent size; motion concerns change in visible position or state.

A rolling red ball may present redness, roundness, apparent size and motion in one observation, though these are conceptually distinguishable qualities.

Seeing a quality remains different from establishing the hidden cause or the complete essence of the object. Visual perception and inference should not be conflated.

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The Range of Visible Qualities

Internal Faculties, Reason and the Five External Senses

تُدْرَكُ بِهَا الْأَضْوَاءُ وَالْأَلْوَانُ وَالْأَشْكَالُ وَالْمَقَادِيرُ وَالْحَرَكَاتُ
Sight apprehends lights, colors, shapes, magnitudes and motions.

These name different dimensions of vision: light makes visual presentation possible; color distinguishes appearances; shape concerns outline or surface; magnitude concerns apparent size; motion concerns change in visible position or state.

A rolling red ball may present redness, roundness, apparent size and motion in one observation, though these are conceptually distinguishable qualities.

Seeing a quality remains different from establishing the hidden cause or the complete essence of the object. Visual perception and inference should not be conflated.