Properties, 4,6 illus

Dou virtually invented the niche picture, and he produced many of them. Sometimes a human figure leans out from a window frame or some object is extended outward as an illusion or trompe I oeil. Hollander writes Whether the niche pictures are allegorical self-portraits or kitchen scenes, their essential theme is always painting itself. He exploits the organization of space, along with the properties of trompe I oeil and the restrictions of the niche format, to explore and celebrate the painter s craft (50). 

An illusion, then, is Input-Processing s interpretation of a stimulus in a way that does not match consensus reality standards, whether the interpretation added by the illusion is a richer and more accurate perception of a stimulus pattern, or a more distorted and less accurate one, varies with individual cases, in terms of d-ASCs we know about, my general impression is that they possess the property of making our perception more accurate in some ways and less accurate in others. 

The semblance of simplicity (found in commodity fetishism] disappears in more advanced relations of production. All the illusions of the Monetary system arise from the failure to perceive that money [or gold, though a physi object with distinct properties, represents a social rebtion of production. ... 

This argument is set out In three related articles "Capitalism, freedom and the proletariat", "Illusions about private property and hccdom" and "The structure of proletarian unfreedom". 

Illusions about private property and freedom, in. Mepham and D.-H. Ruben, Issues in Marxist Phihsotdty, vol. 4,223-42. Brighton Harvester Press 1981. 

First of all, this ingenious myth that made the believer and his beloved ones immortal helped man cope with his natural fear of death. On the other hand, the myth presented the believer with the illusion that to be rich or poor during one s very short life here on earth is insignificant. This helped the majority to tolerate the privileges related to property. 

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