argument from illusion

noun

Definitions

  1. An argument for the existence of sense-data, and thus a criticism of direct realism,…

    An argument for the existence of sense-data, and thus a criticism of direct realism, according to which what we perceive (such as a stick that looks bent because it is viewed underwater) is distinct from the actual thing perceived (the straight stick).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for argument from illusion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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