Illusion+of+sense

  • 11illusion — 01. The idea that if you work hard enough, you re sure to succeed is an [illusion]. Lots of people work hard all their lives without really getting ahead. 02. Mirrors on the walls give the room the [illusion] of being much bigger than it really… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 12Sense data — The concept of sense data (singular: sense datum ) is very influential and widely used in the philosophy of perception. In the most general terms, sense data includes the information gathered from our five senses.Many philosophers have said that… …

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  • 13illusion — [14] The notion of ‘play’ is at the etymological heart of illusion (as indeed of its close relatives allusion [16], delusion [15], and elude [16]). It came via Old French from Latin illūsiō, a derivative of illūdere ‘make fun of’. This was a… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 14illusion — [14] The notion of ‘play’ is at the etymological heart of illusion (as indeed of its close relatives allusion [16], delusion [15], and elude [16]). It came via Old French from Latin illūsiō, a derivative of illūdere ‘make fun of’. This was a… …

    Word origins

  • 15illusion — /al(y)uwzhan/ Distorted or misinterpreted sensory impression which, in contrast to hallucinations, arises from an actual stimulus, i.e., shadow is taken to be a man, specks on window are seen as a swarm of mosquitos. Prevalent in delirious states …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 16illusion — /al(y)uwzhan/ Distorted or misinterpreted sensory impression which, in contrast to hallucinations, arises from an actual stimulus, i.e., shadow is taken to be a man, specks on window are seen as a swarm of mosquitos. Prevalent in delirious states …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 17Optical illusion — This article is about visual perception. For the Time Requiem album, see Optical Illusion (album). An optical illusion. The square A is exactly the same shade of gray as square B. See checker shadow illusion. An optical illusion (also called a… …

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  • 18Maya (illusion) — Maya (Sanskrit माय māyaa[›]), in Indian religions, has multiple meanings, usually quoted as illusion , centered on the fact that we do not experience the environment itself but rather a projection of it, created by us. Maya is the principal deity …

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  • 19optical illusion —    The term optical illusion is used in a narrow and a broad sense. In the narrow sense, it denotes an illusion attributable to the optics of the eye. In the broad sense, it is used as an equivalent of the term visual illusion, denoting any… …

    Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • 20Argument from illusion — The argument from illusion is an argument for the existence of sense data.When we observe a straight stick half submerged in water, it appears bent. This is an illusion. Seems the stick is not in fact bent, the bent stick that we are seeing is an …

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