Sydney Smith 
Denysha Taylor 
Ernst Heinrich Weber was a physiologist who specifically focused on and interest in the sense of touch and kinesthesis. Weber understood that most of the previous research on senses and perception was directed specifically towards vision and auditory senses. He decided to focus on research skin and muscle sensations and eventually understood that the sense of touch is several senses combined and with these senses comes reaction to pressure, temperature, and pain.
Because of his intensive study of the senses Weber can be related to the category of theological development, creation. He focused on the efficiency of the human body in regards to sensations. This idea of senses and our ability to feel and move our muscles (as well as the previously researched visual and auditory senses) shows the well-being of the human make-up. The fact that we have senses to help us survive, can be considered as warnings, give us pleasure, let us see and hear, etc. really shows the beauty of the complexity of humanity. Senses guide humans through a natural and harmonious life so much so that when we are impaired in one of these areas it is considered a short coming. Weber also had a law that was considered the first quantitative law in psychology’s history. This was the first official statement of a systematic relationship between physical stimulation and a psychological experience (pg. 238). This goes on to show that Weber had a strong view and interest in creation. He focused on the relationship and effectiveness of the body and the mind and how things work together to produce the actions and reactions that we have. This curiosity in the efficiency and complexity of the body shows an awe surrounding the greatness of what a human consists of and this has really shown the beauty and perfection of creation. Without any sense of a fall, we were made to work flawlessly and Weber recognized this and diligently tried to understand it.
Tyler McCuistion
8:36 pm, 10.20.13
It’s interesting that he discovered all about how perfectly we are made. Also, that we are made without a sense of the fall. This kind of research gives much thought to philosophy to understand who and what we are.
Caroline Nikolaus
10:41 pm, 10.21.13
Good reflections, Zach. Weber looked into the details that make humans human, he saw and understood our complexities and the amazing features we are born with and grow into. One of your lines struck me, that “senses guide humans through a natural and harmonious life so much so that when we are impaired in one of these areas it is considered a short coming.” How true that we rely on our senses for everything, and yet they almost go unappreciated unless some harm comes to them, and we are left in dysfunction. I respect Weber for seeing the tiny but significant beauties and workings of humans.