In the absence of trust that the other will reveal herself, the learner must take up the stance of the scientist who learns only from surface appearances. (religion-online.org)
«I became an abstract painter by staring at nature and painting it for 25 years, gradually becoming fascinated by the structures and rhythms beneath surface appearances,» he says. (artzine.com)
It is superficial in that it refers to surface appearances only and not to anything pertinent to the person as such. (religion-online.org)