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passage 4
P1
Physicists are often asked why the image of an object, such as a chair, appears reversed left-to-right rather than, say, top-to-bottom when viewed in a mirror. ███
Phenomenon / Question ·
Mirrors only flip images left-to-right. Why not also top-to-bottom?
Field-of-sight Hypothesis / Answer ·
Something about the axis around which the viewer rotates
No idea what this means. Please god let this not matter.
P2
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Front-to-back Hypothesis / Answer ·
Mirrors actually reverse the image front-to-back
As if there's another object "inside" the mirror
Critique ·
Of front-to-back hypothesis
Hypothesis is based on a false premise. There's no object inside the mirror.
P3
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Concession ·
Front-to-back hypothesis has some explanatory power
We usually transform our sense perception into mental constructs of objects. This is why this hypothesis is appealing.
P4
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Motivations ·
Of front-to-back hypothesis
Wants to separate the observer from the phenomenon.
Main Point / Critique ·
Of front-to-back hypothesis
The real explanation of what mirrors do must consider both the mirror and the observer. So, like the field-of-sight explanation?
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis
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is extremely complicated