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"In order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters through which one perceives the world." Discuss and evaluate this claim.  

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"In order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters through which one perceives the world." Discuss and evaluate this claim. If we look at the claim "in order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters through which one perceives the world," we have to make certain definitions. The first definition has to do with the two words "things" and "filters". Next we need also to agree upon what the word "perception" means. From there we can carry on our discussion and evaluation of the claim. According to Michael Woolman and his book Ways of Knowing, information is acquired through our senses that are later on processed by our brains. It is a complex process that involves our five senses of seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and tasting. However, I believe in the context of the above mentioned claim it is more complicated and...

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