External reality
From Geography
External reality can be defined as the reality experienced through our senses (scenario architecture, n.d.). 'External' means 'outer', or 'from the outside'. So the observation includes seeing, hearing, smelling and touching. Since every human is able to experience the same things, the external reality should also be the same for most people. People generally agree on the way something looks, tastes or smells, since they commonly perceive the same things. Only the way they interpret their observations (experiences) in their mind is different: this is called internal reality.
Ties with Humanism
The common ground touched with humanism is human experience. To summarize, human experience the world with the help of their senses, this is their so called external experience. Humanism concludes that the world is made up of all these individual experiences. So for all purposes the external reality is created by the experiences of different humans (cloke, 1991). With the help of all created intellectual materials.
References
- Cloke, P., Philo, Chr. & Sadler, D. (eds) (1991) Approaching Human Geography: An Introduction To Contemporary Theoretical Debates. London: Chapman. Chapter 3: Peopling human geography and the development of humanistic approaches.
- Scenario architecture (n.d.) found 2 october 2012 at Http://www.scenarioarchitecture.com/media/files/A_lost__reality.pdf
Contributors
- Page created by Jordi de Leeuw (4042468) - October 23rd 2012
- Page slightly enhanced by Iris van der Wal - October 23rd 2012
