To see is one thing; to picture or visualise is another. A person can see things, only when his eyes are open, and when his surroundings are illuminated; but he can have pictures in his mind's eye, when his eyes are shut and when the world is dark.


Ch. VIII: Imagination, (2) Picturing and Seeing - The Concept of Mind (1949)

Gilbert Ryle Quotes

To see is one thing; to picture or visualise is another. A person can see things, only when his eyes are open, and when his surroundings are...

To see is one thing; to picture or visualise is another. A person can see things, only when his eyes are open, and when his surroundings are...

To see is one thing; to picture or visualise is another. A person can see things, only when his eyes are open, and when his surroundings are...

To see is one thing; to picture or visualise is another. A person can see things, only when his eyes are open, and when his surroundings are...