Twelve examples of illusion /
Westerhoff, Jan.
Twelve examples of illusion / Jan Westerhoff. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (199 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-187) and index.
Magical illusions -- The moon in the water -- Visual distortions -- Mirages -- Dreams -- Echoes -- A city of gandharvas -- Optical illusions -- Rainbows -- Lightning -- Water bubbles -- A reflection in a mirror.
Tibetan Buddhist writings frequently state that many of the things we perceive in the world are in fact illusory, as illusory as echoes or mirages. In Twelve Examples of Illusion, Jan Westerhoff offers an engaging look at a dozen illusions--including magic tricks, dreams, rainbows, and reflections in a mirror--showing how these phenomena can give us insight into reality. For instance, he offers a fascinating discussion of optical illusions, such as the wheel of fire (the "wheel" seen when a torch is swung rapidly in a circle), discussing Tibetan explanations of this phenomenon as wel.
9780199750917 (electronic bk.) 0199750912 (electronic bk.) 9780195387353 (hardback ; alk. paper) 019538735X (hardback ; alk. paper)
9786612661365
266136 MIL
Illusion (Philosophy)
Buddhist philosophy.
Illusion (Philosophie)
Philosophie bouddhique.
RELIGION--Buddhism--General.
Buddhist philosophy.
Illusion (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
B105.I44 / W47 2010eb
294.3/42
Twelve examples of illusion / Jan Westerhoff. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (199 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-187) and index.
Magical illusions -- The moon in the water -- Visual distortions -- Mirages -- Dreams -- Echoes -- A city of gandharvas -- Optical illusions -- Rainbows -- Lightning -- Water bubbles -- A reflection in a mirror.
Tibetan Buddhist writings frequently state that many of the things we perceive in the world are in fact illusory, as illusory as echoes or mirages. In Twelve Examples of Illusion, Jan Westerhoff offers an engaging look at a dozen illusions--including magic tricks, dreams, rainbows, and reflections in a mirror--showing how these phenomena can give us insight into reality. For instance, he offers a fascinating discussion of optical illusions, such as the wheel of fire (the "wheel" seen when a torch is swung rapidly in a circle), discussing Tibetan explanations of this phenomenon as wel.
9780199750917 (electronic bk.) 0199750912 (electronic bk.) 9780195387353 (hardback ; alk. paper) 019538735X (hardback ; alk. paper)
9786612661365
266136 MIL
Illusion (Philosophy)
Buddhist philosophy.
Illusion (Philosophie)
Philosophie bouddhique.
RELIGION--Buddhism--General.
Buddhist philosophy.
Illusion (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
B105.I44 / W47 2010eb
294.3/42