Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Language

Two Faces, One Truth: What Optical Illusions Reveal About Reality

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Eugene Terekhin
Nov 07, 2024
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“My Wife and My Mother-in-Law” is a well-known optical illusion that presents two different images in one. It was created by the British cartoonist W.E. Hill in 1915. The drawing cleverly shifts between two perspectives: you can either see a young lady looking away or an older woman with a large nose and chin.

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