Here's the question I thought of for this week, it sort of combines what I'm learning in sensory culture and anthropology all-together... the two classes are beginning to converge very quickly...
Why is it so difficult to describe spatial phenomena? I was recently reading about synesthesia and it was cited that those people experiencing seeing/feeling objects in conjunction with another sense were the most difficult to analyze. The scientists said this was because of the subjective nature of viewing and describing objects.
Also, it seems like languages emphasize time, space [as a dimension outside of the body], and relationships among things [obviously with different ideas about time continuum and what an "object" is comprised of]. But why is it so difficult to understand objects and shapes that do not adhere to pure geometrical form? In addition, it is amazing that we can create things so far beyond our individual mental capacities - we have created the internet, but we don't know or can't point out "where" it exists - and yet we describe it as though it takes up space.
- c
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