Sense Perception, a Perception by presence

It is well-known that according to philosophers, sense perception is an acquired one. From among great philosophers, however, Shaykh Ishraq opposes this idea. Also, some contemporary philosophers have tried to show that sense perception is some sort of knowledge by presence. The author believes that sense perception is a knowledge by presence; in this article, however, its being by presence has been interpreted in a way slightly different from the way other researchers interpret it. In the beginning, man's knowledge of his own body has been discussed, and the author has tried to show that just in the same way that the soul is known for us through knowledge by presence; and then, he shows that the material beings also may have knowledge and be subject of knowledge by presence. When these two premises are proved, that the sense perception is by presence (in the sense discussed in this article) may be explained.