Focuses on how things appear, with an emphasis on human experience, free will, and intentionality.

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.

Sellars proposed that modern philosophy is caught between two competing images of "man-in-the-world":

Discuss some philosophers think the manifest image is actually "more real" than the scientific one. Let me know which angle you'd like to explore! PHILOSOPHY AND THE SCIENTIFIC IMAGE OF MAN - Ditext

Describes the world as it is known by science, reducing properties to physical, measurable entities (e.g., atoms, electromagnetic fields).

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:

Its basic objects are persons, animals, and "material" things like trees and stones. It often interprets inanimate objects through a "depersonalized" lens—seeing trees or rivers as having a nature, rather than being mere aggregates of atoms.

Unlike the scientific image, the manifest image is heavily charged with value, intention, emotion, and purpose. The Conflict: Manifest vs. Scientific Image