A Virtual Lyceum:
The Art of Perception
Perception connects us with our immediate environment, and yet perception is anything but immediate. We learn to perceive, and what we ordinarily perceive is conditioned by what we have learned to pay attention to. Our powers of perception must be cultivated. During this Lyceum, joined by scholars and artists in varies mediums, we will discuss the connection between perception, the natural world, art, and society. Henry David Thoreau’s writing is filled with sense observations and perceptions of the natural world and philosophical perceptions of society. How can the natural world awaken our powers of observation? How can our social lives? Art forms? Why is close observation of all important?
