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Wittgenstein made something of this in the Investigations--unfortunately, I don't remember what it was and my books are still packed--any takers?

Duck-wabbit.

I'm sorry, I'll read that again. Duck-rabbit.

He was making the point that we don't just see things (ducks, rabbits, drawings), we see things as things (the drawing as a duck or a wabbit).

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