It is generally said that dreams are experienced as real. But the notion of reality is often used, in the philosophical literature, along with that of presence. A big problem, in this respect, is that both these terms may assume different meanings. So understanding the nature of presence and reality in dreams depends on the way we conceive these two notions. This paper contributes to the literature on dreaming by describing the experience of presence and reality in dreams in a very specific sense. I consider the experience of presence as related to the experience of possibility of motoric interaction, and the experience of reality as related to the experience of mind-independence. Then, endorsing that dream experiences are different from perception, and similar to imagery, I suggest that the dreamer can experience reality but not presence, with three lines of argument, concerning visual determinacy, stereopsis and peripersonal localization.

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通过意象了解梦中的现实和存在


人们普遍认为，梦境是真实的。但在哲学文献中，现实的概念经常与存在的概念一起使用。在这方面，一个大问题是这两个术语可能具有不同的含义。因此，理解梦中存在和现实的本质取决于我们构思这两个概念的方式。本文通过以非常具体的方式描述梦中的存在和现实体验，为梦的文献做出了贡献。我认为存在的体验与运动互动的可能性的体验有关，而现实的体验与心灵独立的体验有关。然后，我赞同梦的体验不同于知觉，而类似于意象，我建议做梦者可以体验现实，但不能体验存在，并通过三个论点，即视觉决定性、立体视觉和个人周边定位。