Twelve Examples of Illusion

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Zusatztext This is a very original and challenging presentation of ideas which will benefit from multiple readings. Informationen zum Autor Jan Westerhoff is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Durham. Klappentext 0 Zusammenfassung The book is a popular discussion of different kinds of illusion from the perspectives of philosophy, cognitive science, and Buddhist thought. The book discusses examples of illusion (magical tricks, dreams, rainbows, reflections in a mirror) by following a famous Tibetan list of `twelve examples of illusion' from an 18th-century Buddhist encyclopedia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1.: Magical illusions 2.: The moon in the water 3.: Visual distortions 4.: Mirages 5.: Dreams 6.: Echoes 7.: A city of gandharvas 8.: . Optical illusions 9.: Rainbows 10.: Lightning 11.: Water bubbles 12.: A reflection in a mirror References and further reading