Thanks I have been considering magic for a while anyway. Mark
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:53 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark, > > I just offered it as something to think about. > > > Marsha > > > > > > On Jul 17, 2011, at 12:39 PM, 118 wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I have before me "Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring: A >> complete compendium of Astonishing Illusions". Mysterio died suddenly >> in 1936. There is a possibility that he died as a result of deciding >> to publish an encyclopedia of trade secrets in 1936. However, sadly >> Mysterio died during one of his performances. Therefore I caution >> anybody who cares to reveal what an illusion is, to be cautious and >> not perform any magic tricks again. Always check your car brakes, and >> never leave a drink unattended at a spontaneous warehouse party. >> >> Having said that, I am not a magician. Many have claimed that an >> illusion is something that does not exist. This is termed a delusion >> (and Horse agrees). An illusion must be of something recognizable. >> Therefore an illusion must be of something real. If it is real, then >> it exists. If it exists, then it is not a delusion, but a mistake in >> awareness. When we speak of illusion, it is always necessary to state >> what something is an illusion of. Otherwise the sentence does not >> point to anything and one is left hanging in the rafters of some magic >> performance that somehow went bad. >> >> Regards, >> Mark >> >> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:00 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> >>> Here's one way to analyze the concept of illusion as presented by Miri >>> Albahari: >>> >>> "I begin by analysing the concept of ILLUSION and then in a later section, >>> that of a CONSTRUCT. The possible application of these concepts to the >>> self will become apparent as discussions proceeds. >>> >>> "Most generally, an illusion involves a conflict between appearance and >>> reality. Sometimes, X, appears to be the case, but there is something >>> about X that does not reflect reality, it MISLEADS the person to whom it >>> appears. In other works, X PURPORTS, through the appearance, to exist in a >>> particular manner, than X does NOT REALLY exist in the purported manner. >>> More formally: >>> >>> "When X purports (through a medium of appearance) to exist in manner F, >>> to person P, X-as-F is illusory when X does not really exist in manner >>> F." >>> >>> --- >>> >>> >>> This analysis of illusion is to be applied to the question of the >>> difference between 'self' and 'sense of self'. >>> >>> >>> >>> Marsha >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> >>> >>> Moq_Discuss mailing list >>> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >>> Archives: >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >>> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >>> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html > > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
