知覚はどこまで〈知識―文化〉の影響を受けるのか 知覚の文化相対主義とその超克

長滝 祥司

doi:10.11439/philosophy1952.1995.46_279

Knowledge, Culture and Perception

beyond Cultural Relativism

Shôji NAGATAKI

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1995 Volume 1995 Issue 46 Pages 279-289,11

DOI https://doi.org/10.11439/philosophy1952.1995.46_279

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Published: October 01, 1995 Received: - Available on J-STAGE: July 23, 2009 Accepted: - Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: July 23, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: ABSTRACT Details: Wrong : It is often argued that our own cognitive activities are deeply influenced by knowledge and experiences. According to this conception, people of different cultures live in different worlds. Is it the case, however, that our perceptions are laden with culture or knowledge to that extent? In the philosophical context, this kind of problem was partly addressed by Husserl and Merleau-Ponty, who shed light on the realm of perceptual experience concealed by European culture and knowledge of modern natural sciences. In this paper, I would first like to examine the relationship between perception and knowledge, taking some recent results of psychology into account; and second, argue from a phenomenological view point that we should take cultural relativism with a grain of salt.
Right : It is often argued that our own cognitive activities are deeply influenced by knowledge and experiences. According to this conception, people of different cultures live in different worlds. Is it the case, however, that our perceptions are laden with culture or knowledge to that extent? In the philosophical context, this kind of problem was partly addressed by Husserl and Merleau-Ponty, who shed light on the realm of perceptual experience concealed by European culture and knowledge of modern natural sciences. In this paper, I would first like to examine the relationship between perception and knowledge, taking some recent results of psychology into account; and second, argue from a phenomenological view point that we should take cultural relativism with a grain of salt.

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It is often argued that our own cognitive activities are deeply influenced by knowledge and experiences. According to this conception, people of different cultures live in different worlds. Is it the case, however, that our perceptions are laden with culture or knowledge to that extent? In the philosophical context, this kind of problem was partly addressed by Husserl and Merleau-Ponty, who shed light on the realm of perceptual experience concealed by European culture and knowledge of modern natural sciences. In this paper, I would first like to examine the relationship between perception and knowledge, taking some recent results of psychology into account; and second, argue from a phenomenological view point that we should take cultural relativism with a grain of salt.

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