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He is best known for his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, but among filmmakers Roget is better known for his explanation of the optical illusion that still bedevils them: Why does a wheel moving forward always seem on film to be running backward? For Linda Bierds, the illusion also refers to our relationship to language, to our belief that words hold something more than their definitions. Why do we strive to articulate the world even as we know this is a shifting and illusory pursuit? Why do we continue to seek perfection, pursue beauty, yearn for immortality? Roget’s Illusion offers no answer. It simply shows the striving. Read more…
Abstract: He is best known for his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, but among filmmakers Roget is better known for his explanation of the optical illusion that still bedevils them: Why does a wheel moving forward always seem on film to be running backward? For Linda Bierds, the illusion also refers to our relationship to language, to our belief that words hold something more than their definitions. Why do we strive to articulate the world even as we know this is a shifting and illusory pursuit? Why do we continue to seek perfection, pursue beauty, yearn for immortality? Roget’s Illusion offers no answer. It simply shows the striving
او بیشتر بهخاطر اصطلاحنامه کلمات و عبارات انگلیسیاش شناخته میشود، اما در میان فیلمسازان، روگت بیشتر به خاطر توضیحش درباره توهم نوری که هنوز آنها را آزار میدهد، شهرت دارد: چرا چرخی که به سمت جلو حرکت میکند همیشه در فیلم به نظر میرسد که به سمت عقب حرکت میکند؟ برای لیندا بیردز، این توهم به رابطه ما با زبان نیز اشاره دارد، به اعتقاد ما به اینکه کلمات چیزی فراتر از تعاریفشان دارند. چرا ما تلاش میکنیم تا جهان را بیان کنیم، حتی وقتی میدانیم که این یک تعقیب واهی و در حال تغییر است؟ چرا ما همچنان به دنبال کمال هستیم، به دنبال زیبایی هستیم، آرزوی جاودانگی را داریم؟ توهم Roget پاسخی ارائه نمی دهد. این به سادگی تلاش را نشان می دهد. ادامه مطلب…
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