Homunculus argument
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title:
Homunculus argument
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The homunculus argument is an informal fallacy whereby a concept is explained in terms of the concept itself, recursively, without first defining or explaining the original concept. This fallacy arises most commonly in the theory of vision. One may explain human vision by noting that light from the outside world forms an image on the retinas in the eyes and something in the brain looks at these images as if they are images on a movie screen. The question arises as to the nature of this internal
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Informal fallacy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus_argument
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2024-01-13T20:10:10Z
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