David Topper (1998) Margolis's Delusion: a Critique of "tycho's Illusion"
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Psycoloquy 9(42): Margolis's Delusion: a Critique of "tycho's Illusion"
MARGOLIS'S DELUSION: A CRITIQUE OF "TYCHO'S ILLUSION"
Commentary on Margolis on Cognitive-Illusion
David Topper
History of Science
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9
Canada
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/academic/as/arthistory/topper.html
Topper@UWinnipeg.ca
Abstract
In "Tycho's Illusion," Margolis (1998) argues that for
the past 400 years it has erroneously been believed that the
spheres of Mars and the sun collide on the Tychonic cosmological
system. Using a simple cut-out exercise with Tycho's diagram,
Margolis contends that no such collision occurs. But his cut-out is
incomplete. The spheres do collide.
Keywords
blindsight, cognitive illusion, mental image, persuasion,
psychology of science.
References
- Margolis, H. (1998) Tycho's Illusion: How It Lasted 400 Years, and What That Implies About Human Cognition PSYCOLOQUY 9 (32) ftp://ftp.princeton.edu/pub/harnad/Psycoloquy/1998.volume.9/psyc.98.9.32.cognitive-illusion.1.margolis