As Immanuel Kant once said, "all our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then with the intellect, and ends with reason." Our senses are an indispensable part of life. Our senses allow us to receive information from our environment to learn, appreciate and understand our surroundings. Sensory perception is defined as “any faculty of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch through which the body perceives an external stimulus” (theoryofknowledge.net). It is intertwined with all areas of knowledge. However, this essay will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of sensory perception in the arts and natural sciences. Art is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power” (oxforddictionaries.com). Art is a powerful medium that can be used to convey a message. Therefore, the essay will focus on the importance of sensory perception in the arts. On the other hand, the natural sciences a...