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arguments from illusion

arguments from illusion is the plural of argument from illusion.

Meaning of argument from illusion

Noun

argument from illusion (plural arguments from illusion)

  1. 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).

Questions about arguments from illusion

What is arguments from illusion the plural of?
Arguments from illusion is the plural of argument from illusion.

Words near arguments from illusion in the dictionary

  1. argumentizing
  2. argumentless
  3. arguments
  4. arguments from design
  5. arguments from ignorance
  6. arguments from illusion
  7. arguments from silence
  8. arguments of periapsis
  9. arguments to the purse
  10. argumentum
  11. argumentum ad baculum

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