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How does technology mediate our perception?

Zoom-in on how technology mediates our perception; two dimensions of expierence: microperception and macroperception

In this video we explain once more that we can analyse the mediation relation in two dimensions. When we zoom-in on the dimension of perception Ihde shows that we can also differentiate between two kinds: micro-perceptions (sensory perception) and macro-perceptions (interpreted perceptions; understanding). In the next steps you will learn how Ihde characterises the forms of the interrelations between human beings and the world when technological artefacts are involved.

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Philosophy of Technology and Design: Shaping the Relations Between Humans and Technologies

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