TY - BOOK TI - The world as dream SN - 8124603650 U1 - 181.4 Ar89 W PY - 2006/// CY - New Delhi PB - D K Printworld KW - Perception (Philosophy) KW - Illusion (Philosophy) KW - Vedanta KW - Advaita KW - Dream interpretation N1 - The ontological status of the world has been a subject of much philosophical speculation despite the fact that the world is an existential given. According to some philosophers, such existential givenness could turn out to be comparable to the earth's apparent flatness, with the actual truth turning out to be the very opposite of what it seems. Philosophers often cite the experience of a dream to establish the plausibility of their position that the world might appear to be real while it is being experienced, and yet turn out to be ultimately false like a dream. This motif plays a particularly important role in schools of philosophy in the East and the West which are idealistic in their orientation; Study in context of Advaita Vedanta philosophy N2 - Study in context of Advaita Vedanta philosophy ER -