Sellars (Wilfrid Sellars)

Wilfrid Sellars was a philosopher who explored how we come to understand the world and ourselves. He emphasized that our perceptions and concepts are shaped by language, culture, and scientific ideas, rather than being direct access to reality. Sellars argued that our "front-stage" descriptions of the world are influenced by our social and scientific frameworks, while a "manifest image"—our everyday experience—is intertwined with these theories. His work helps explain how knowledge evolves and how our understanding involves both empirical observation and the interpretive frameworks we use to make sense of our experiences.