From the onset of the text, Jay raises the notion that the "...invention of printing...reinforced the privileging of the visual" (3). Which led me to consider the fact that, although advancements in technology allow the contemporary blind population to lead fairly normal lives, progress is constantly being made in fields that they will never be able to fully appreciate. On that note, he introduces vision as the dominant sense of the modern era.

Oh yeah and...

Cartesian Perspectivalism
This type of European Renaissance art concentrated on the optical experience of the viewer -- how they should feel as if they are within the dimensions of the artwork. This idea goes along with the popular concentration at the time on science and all that is "rational" -- as opposed to the emotions evoked by the viewer. However, throughout the aforementioned time period, art, self-expression, and creativity were also encouraged. Thus, Cartesian Perspectivalism only addresses one popular ideology during the European Renaissance -- while there were many more occurring at the same time. This is an example of the constantly changing -- not universally cooporating -- regimes of the modern art of the time.