Reflections in a Mirror

• Authors: Damian Cox
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, I develop a solution to the puzzle of mirror perception: why do mirrors appear to reverse the image of an object along a left/right axis and not around other axes, such as the top/bottom axis? I set out the different forms the puzzle takes and argue that one form of it – arguably the key form – has not been satisfactorily solved. I offer a solution in three parts: setting out the conditions in which an apparent left/right reversal of mirror images is generated; explaining why these conditions are so often met; explaining why we are cognitively biased towards the perception of left/right reversal when these conditions are met.

Keywords

EN

mirror-reversal; perception; cognition; philosophical psychology; cognitive bias

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii - Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Diametros
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 41
• Pages: 1-12

Contributors

author

Damian Cox

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