Authentic Dreams and Illusory Reality: An Ontology Built on Lucid Dreams
Communications in Humanities Research November 5, 2025 Kaile Xie
This paper explores the boundaries between dreams and reality, posing the question of whether an ontology grounded in lucid dreams is possible. It challenges the traditional distinction that perception is real while dreams are illusory, conducting a philosophical analysis through discussions of phenomenology, psychology, existentialism, and perceptual realism. It argues that both perception and...