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cyclopean eye

cyclopean eye The cyclopean eye is an imagined single eye located in the middle of the forehead, used to describe how we mentally locate objects in space.

The cyclopean eye is an imagined single eye located in the middle of the forehead, used to describe how we mentally locate objects in space. It refers to the fact that visual directions are treated as if they came from one central eye rather than from two separate eyes.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Cyclopean Eye” (Cyclopean Eye).
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