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illusionism

illusionism

9.9
The view that conscious feelings like pain or color do not really exist but only seem real
  • noun
  • /ɪˈluːʒənɪzəm/
  • Formal
translation icon : ilusionismo
  • Philosophers debate whether illusionism accurately captures the nature of consciousness and experience.

Examples

  • Illusionism suggests that what we perceive as illusionism may not truly exist beyond our consciousness.

  • And I call it illusionism because it's seems to be happening, but isn't really.

  • According to the theory of illusionism, our experiences are merely deceptive impressions rather than genuine mental phenomena.

Antonyms

reality
333 3.6

How someone sees or understands the world because of their life and experience

Surface Forms

illusionism singular
illusionisms plural

Morphology

illusionism = illusion (transparent) = illusion + ism

The philosophical claim about consciousness is presented as a doctrine built from 'illusion' + '-ism', a standard nominal formation.

Etymology

Illusionism comes from illusion, which traces to a Latin root meaning 'to play' or 'to trick', and the ending -ism, which means 'a theory or belief'. So in philosophy of mind illusionism is the view that our conscious feelings may be only appearances or tricks, not real mental things.