On the construction of reality
By: Joop Oele
Publisher: Eburon
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Delft
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9789059726734
Subjects: Reality; Mind and reality; Neuropsychology; Philosophy
Description: 'On the Construction of Reality' is a philosophical analysis combined with a practical implementation of the theory. It presents a theory about how reality is created by using very simple, basic principles. Inspired by experiments of the Nobel Prize-winning neurologist Roger Wolcott Sperry, two different approaches are explained regarding what happens when the right and the left side of the brain are copying a picture. Following Roman Jakobson, these principles are named metaphor and metonymy. Looking at various sciences, we draw the conclusion that the two principles are practiced in every discipline.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-126).