Sensation and things

What is the difference between sense and imagination?

• It must be a difference of which we are all somehow conscious, for we unhesitatingly distinguish between the things we perceive and the things we merely imagine.

• It must be a difference of which we all somehow consciously try to argue about

• It must be a biased point of view

• Trying to understand each others feelings

Are the two classes of experiences (Sensation and imagination), completely different from each other?

• All is product of people imagination, it's a completely biased interpretation of reality.

• An imaginary experience cannot be part of a real sensation

• Real and imaginary experiences are not wholly different. The blue color that I imagine seems blue. It does not lose this quality because it is only imaginary.

• The two classes of experiences are completely different. Since the blue color that I imagine is fictional and unreal.

Answer explanation

Our sense experiences are more...

Will the criterion of vividness always serve to distinguish between what is given in the sense and what is only imagined?

• No the criterion of vividness will not, always serve to distinguish between what is given in the sense and what is only imagined

• The criterion of vividness will therefore, always serve to distinguish between what is given in the sense and what is only imagined

• The criterion of vividness will sometimes, serve to distinguish between what is given in the sense and what is only imagined

• The criterion of vividness will almost always serve to distinguish between what is given in the sense and what is only imagined

"Things" are not groups of sensations.

• True

• False

How can we understand the distinction between sensation and things?

• It can trigger insomnia, or any other sleeping and eating disorders

• It relies on our ability to remember our dreams

• Our experiences of things—appear or disappear or change their character when we taste a food that we may imagine

• It is based on our experiences of things—appear or disappear or change their character when we open or shut our eyes or move about.