Proprioception and Knowledge of the External World in the Long 18th Century – Antonia LoLordo – University of Virginia
Abstract: Mary Shepherd says that motion (or the power of motion) is a sixth sense (or sixth sense organ). I argue that she is talking about proprioception. Shepherd thus holds that proprioception plays a crucial role in acquiring knowledge of the external world, as well as in acquiring the concepts involved. I further argue that proprioception plays a […]