English Explanatory Dictionary

homunculus argument

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An informal fallacy whereby a concept is explained in terms of the concept itself, recursively.

Word forms

homunculus argument homunculus arguments

Etymology

In reference to a fallacy of this kind relating to the theory of vision. If one explains that light forms an image on the retinas and something in the brain observes these images, then the same question arises: how does this observation occur?

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