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Various types of phenomena are described. The relations between phenomena and things-in-themselves are discussed. The procedures of comparisons and measurements are used to convert phenomena into rational constructions. Phenomena are classified in relation to each other, to our Self, to rational constructions, to the idea of truth and to things-in-themselves. The relation of phenomena to their rational explanation is illustrated by the effectiveness of media campaigns against obesity and smoking. Psychological experiments are reviewed that explored the degree to which phenomena can be ‘dissolved’ by the presented knowledge; the results of these experiments suggest an explanation of why the campaigns against obesity and smoking achieved different results.
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Subbotsky, E. (2020). The Diversity of the Phenomenal World. In: The Bubble Universe: Psychological Perspectives on Reality. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49008-9_5
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