Unlike the scientific image, the manifest image is heavily charged with value, intention, emotion, and purpose. The Conflict: Manifest vs. Scientific Image
Sellars proposed that modern philosophy is caught between two competing images of "man-in-the-world": Manifest image
It is not merely "primitive," but a sophisticated, corrected version of common sense. It includes empirical refinement (using induction to learn about our environment) but excludes the postulation of unobservable, imperceptible entities. Unlike the scientific image, the manifest image is
The manifest image is not a static relic of history; it continues to evolve as humans develop new ways of understanding themselves. If you'd like to explore this further, I can: It includes empirical refinement (using induction to learn
Focuses on how things appear, with an emphasis on human experience, free will, and intentionality.
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.