The world as representation

If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is nearby to hear it, does it make a sound? You may have already answered that, although it produces sound waves, there is no sound. If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is nearby to see it, does it make a sight? The answer “no” will elicit doubt from most people. Yet if the former is true, then so must be the latter. Following Spinoza, if Extension has no qualities, then qualities must be a product of Thought. (Cologero, 2021).