Russell sees hallucinations and daydreams, in themselves, as real objects.
Russell sees hallucinations and daydreams, in themselves, as real objects.
As experiences, they are real. In fact, what we call the "material world" is just a logical fiction -- a way of talking about our experiences.
However, the alleged chair that we seem to see when we hallucinate isn't real. To be a "real chair," it would have to cohere with our other sensations in a proper, regular way -- you'd have to be able to do things like sit on it, which would lead to further sensations. So an alleged chair that zaps in and out of existence or that suddenly turns into a frog is said to be "unreal."
Russell sees hallucinations and daydreams, in themselves, as real objects.
As experiences, they are real. In fact, what we call the "material world" is just a logical fiction -- a way of talking about our experiences.
However, the alleged chair that we seem to see when we hallucinate isn't real. To be a "real chair," it would have to cohere with our other sensations in a proper, regular way -- you'd have to be able to do things like sit on it, which would lead to further sensations. So an alleged chair that zaps in and out of existence or that suddenly turns into a frog is said to be "unreal."