Why Would You Doubt Your Senses?

Paper Summary:

This paper takes a look at a person's senses, perception and how it relates to reality. According to the paper, different people have different perceptions of the same thing, as our senses sense differently. The smell or taste that is enjoyed by one person, may be abhorred by another. The paper goes on to discuss the concept of hallucination and how it relates to reality.

From the Paper:

"It was a nice warm spring afternoon and while I was taking a nap at our backyard, I had a dream - or a nightmare perhaps! In my dream, it was night and I was lying on my bed trying to sleep. But sleep was hard to achieve because I was wrapped in Saran wrap and I was having difficulties breathing. Deep, labored breathing...my chest was going up, down, up down and the more I try to breath deep, the more labored my breathing got. Somewhere in the subconscious or unconscious realm of my mind, I knew I was having a nightmare and I needed to fight it off. As my dream/nightmare continued, I felt myself getting out of bed - still wrapped in Saran wrap - and went out of my room, walked down the stairs and went to the kitchen. I opened the refrigerator, grabbed the first bottle of water and tried drinking, but to no avail. It was then I took the deepest breath I could muster and let out the loudest shout I could - then I woke up sweating and hyperventilating."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Boeree, C. George. Perception and Interaction. 2002. 09 December 2006. <http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/genpsyperception.html>.
• Calvert, J. B. The Mystery of the Senses. 17 February 2001. 09 December 2006. <http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/optics/senses.htm>.
• Forrester, Rochelle. Sense Perception and Reality. 2003. 09 December 2006. <http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/rochelle.f/Sense-Perception-and-Reality.html>.
• Hume, David. A Treatise of Human Nature. 07 February 2006. 09 December 2006. <http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/h/hume/david/h92t/index.html>.

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