It is the conceptual framework through which humans first understood themselves as people in the world.
Explain the difference between the and scientific image in simpler terms.
Sellars suggests that the goal of philosophy is to combine these two images into a "stereoscopic" view, finding a way to reconcile human experience with scientific reality, rather than choosing only one as true. Manifest image
The tension arises because the two images appear incompatible. The manifest image includes things (like colors, free will, or purposeful actions) that the scientific image often struggles to explain or rejects as mere appearances. Key Takeaways
Focuses on how things appear, with an emphasis on human experience, free will, and intentionality. It is the conceptual framework through which humans
Describes the world as it is known by science, reducing properties to physical, measurable entities (e.g., atoms, electromagnetic fields).
Sellars proposed that modern philosophy is caught between two competing images of "man-in-the-world": The tension arises because the two images appear
Discuss some philosophers think the manifest image is actually "more real" than the scientific one. Let me know which angle you'd like to explore! PHILOSOPHY AND THE SCIENTIFIC IMAGE OF MAN - Ditext