As a student of the field in the late 80s, the most pervasive effect was constantly being forced to realize that “because X is actually Y” is not actually an answer to “why does X seem Y to me?” That is, not just that it’s sometimes false, but that whether it’s true or not has nothing whatsoever to do with the question I asked.
As a student of the field in the late 80s, the most pervasive effect was constantly being forced to realize that “because X is actually Y” is not actually an answer to “why does X seem Y to me?” That is, not just that it’s sometimes false, but that whether it’s true or not has nothing whatsoever to do with the question I asked.