On Intelligence, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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How perception becomes knowledge—and why our minds can blur lines between reality and imagination.

In On Intelligence, Vol. 1, the author explores how senses form the building blocks of experience. The text traces how colors, sounds, and tastes come together, and how memories and expectations shape what we notice and how we interpret it. It also examines the difference between ordinary thoughts and vivid visions, including how imagination can feel real while remaining distinct from actual events.

• See how the three basic elements of color and the mix of light create the colors we observe.
• Understand how taste and smell blend with touch and other cues to form complex sensations.
• Learn how imagination, memory, and perception interact, and how hallucinations differ from poetic vision.
• Discover why “repression” and shifting attention can alter our sense of reality and time.

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