Since for Augustine it was also clear that the present must be entirely without duration, and that our perception is restricted to what is present – 'that only can be seen, which is' (Gale 1968: 43) – we are led swiftly to the conclusion that we can perceive or experience only what is contained in a momentary present.
Michael J. Anderson has argued that such a thematic application of presence without presence manipulates our perception of nature and space in the geographical framework in which the world is portrayed.
Her interpretation wasn't literal – the accent a little less cut glass and, in a cotton nightie rather than twin set and Barbour, the iconography reduced – but Thompson captured that singular steeliness without froideur that defines our perception of the Queen.
Indeed, without a historical perspective, our perception of the marine environment might be consistently biased by knowledge of its recent status [3] [5].
Again, this contrasts with the traditional account of omniscience which "attributes to God the informational content of our perceptions without the hedonistic content" (Kenny 1979, 32).
If this color bias occurs automatically, then it could impact our perception and judgments without us being aware of it.
They remind us that the process of quietly observing the world without trying to articulate our perceptions can be a rarefied state of being, that silence is often sacred.
He seems to be very interested in how we self-censor ourselves in the culture that we live in -- how, without even knowing it, our perceptions are changed by society.
Our perceptions overlap without ever converging in the night.
Because such metaphors structure our most basic understandings of our experience, they are "metaphors we live by"—metaphors that can shape our perceptions and actions without our ever noticing them.
Another participant reflected on this situation: "For me, the key question is, to what degree we believe in self-directed learning and convey to the students the message that they can take responsibility for their learning without our intervention?" These perceptions indicate that the self-directed nature of PBL is still challenging.
