From 2729a410027838aa5175bc760e7aed9a13cab4f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: grr Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 22:35:08 -0400 Subject: a few more fixes to dissociation physics --- essays/dissociation_physics.tex | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/essays/dissociation_physics.tex b/essays/dissociation_physics.tex index aa19a69..9635163 100644 --- a/essays/dissociation_physics.tex +++ b/essays/dissociation_physics.tex @@ -82,21 +82,21 @@ regularities in our present world. \end{equation} -So far as temporal successions of concurrences (within the présent +So far as temporal successions of concurrences (within the present world) are concerned, any permitted concurrence may succeed any other permitted concurrence. The succession of a concurrence by itself is excluded, meaning that at the moment, a $V_1$, is defined as lasting from the time the eyes open until the time they next close. We have said that our topic is a certain change; we can now indicate -more precisely what this change is. As long as we have a 2x2 array, there are -16 ways it can be filled with p's and f's. That is, there are 16 imaginable +more precisely what this change is. As long as we have a $2\times2$ array, there are +16 ways it can be filled with $p$'s and $f$'s. That is, there are 16 imaginable states. The changes we are interested in, then, are specific changes from the present state (\ref{physpresent}) to another state such as \ref{physafter}. \vskip 1em {\centering -\parbox{0.9\textwidth}{ +\parbox{0.9\textwidth}{\centering \parbox{1.5in}{ \begin{equation}\label{physpresent} \begin{pmatrix} @@ -107,19 +107,19 @@ present state (\ref{physpresent}) to another state such as \ref{physafter}. \begin{pmatrix} p & f \\ p & p -\end{pmatrix}\end{equation}}}} +\end{pmatrix}\end{equation}}\par}\par} \vskip 1em However, we want to exclude some changes. The change that changes nothing is -excluded. We aren't interested in changing to a state having only f's, which -amounts to blindness. A change to a state with a row or column of f's leaves +excluded. We aren't interested in changing to a state having only $f$'s, which +amounts to blindness. A change to a state with a row or column of $f$'s leaves one sight or touch completely forbidden (a person becomes blind to open-eye sights); such an \enquote{impairment} is of little interest. Of the remaining changes, one merely leaves a formerly permitted concurrence forbidden: closed-eye sights can no longer be seen with open eyes. The rest of the changes are the ones most relevant to perception-dissociation. They are -changes in the place of the one f; the change to the state having only p's; +changes in the place of the one $f$; the change to the state having only $p$'s; and finally \vskip 1em @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ quick tap, a tactile sensation. There is also an unseen movie camera which photographs both the tactile contact and the clock face. The subject is tapped, and must call out the second-hand reading at the time of the tap. We expect a discrepancy between what the subject says and what the film says; -but even if there is none, the experiment can proceed. Teli the subject that +but even if there is none, the experiment can proceed. Tell the subject that he always placed the tap earlier than it actually occurred, and that he will be given a reward if he learns to perceive more accurately. The purpose of the experiment is to demonstrate to the subject that even his perception of -- cgit v1.2.3