Direct realism
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The immediate objects What is a Are direct
of perception are mind- ‘mind- realists
independent objects and independent’ right to
their properties. object? claim that
the
What is immediate
direct objects of
perception
realism?
are mind-
Issue 1: The argument What is an Explain the independen
from illusion illusion? ‘argument from t objects
illusion’ against and their
direct realism. properties?
Response to the Explain one way in Explain the argument
argument from illusion which a direct from illusion and one
realist could way in which a direct
respond to the realist could respond
argument from
illusion
Issue 2: The argument What is Explain the Briefly outline direct
from perceptual ‘perceptual ‘argument from realism and explain
variation variation’? perceptual how Russell’s
variation’ against ‘argument from
What is direct realism. perceptual
sense-data? variation’ can be
used against this.
Response to the Explain one way in Explain Russell’s
argument from which a direct argument from
perceptual variation realist could perceptual variation
respond to the and one way in which
argument from a direct realist could
perceptual respond
variation
Issue 3: The argument What is a Explain the
from hallucination hallucination ‘argument from
? hallucination’
against direct
realism.
Response to the Explain one way in Explain the argument
argument from which a direct from hallucination and
hallucination realist could one way in which a
respond to the direct realist could
argument from respond
hallucination
Issue 4: The time-lag Explain the ‘time-
argument lag argument’
against direct
, realism.
Response to the time-lag Explain one way in Explain the time-lag
argument which a direct argument and one
realist could way in which a direct
respond to the realist could respond
time-lag argument
Indirect realism
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The immediate objects What is a Explain how direct Outline and explain Are indirect
of perception are mind- ‘mind- realism differs from the key differences realists
dependent objects dependent’ indirect realism between direct and right to
(sense-data) that are object? indirect realism. claim that
caused by and represent the
mind-independent What is immediate
objects. ‘sense- objects of
data’? perception
John Locke's What is a Explain Locke’s are mind-
distinction dependent
primary/secondary primary
between primary objects that
quality distinction. quality?
and secondary are caused
qualities by and
What is a represent
secondary mind-
quality? Explain why, for
independen
Locke, extension
t objects?
is a primary
quality.
Explain why, for
Locke, colour is a
secondary
quality
Issue 1: the argument Define Explain the claim
that it leads to ‘scepticism’. that indirect realism
scepticism about the leads to scepticism
existence of mind- about the existence
independent objects. of mind-
independent
objects.
Response 1: Locke's Explain Locke’s Explain the claim
argument from the claim our that indirect realism
involuntary nature of experience is leads to scepticism
our experience involuntary and about the existence
how this of mind-
supports the independent objects
existence of and Locke’s
mind- response from the
independent involuntary nature
objects. of our experience.
Response 2: the Explain the Explain the
argument from the argument from argument from the
coherence of various the coherence of coherence of
various kinds of various kinds of
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The immediate objects What is a Are direct
of perception are mind- ‘mind- realists
independent objects and independent’ right to
their properties. object? claim that
the
What is immediate
direct objects of
perception
realism?
are mind-
Issue 1: The argument What is an Explain the independen
from illusion illusion? ‘argument from t objects
illusion’ against and their
direct realism. properties?
Response to the Explain one way in Explain the argument
argument from illusion which a direct from illusion and one
realist could way in which a direct
respond to the realist could respond
argument from
illusion
Issue 2: The argument What is Explain the Briefly outline direct
from perceptual ‘perceptual ‘argument from realism and explain
variation variation’? perceptual how Russell’s
variation’ against ‘argument from
What is direct realism. perceptual
sense-data? variation’ can be
used against this.
Response to the Explain one way in Explain Russell’s
argument from which a direct argument from
perceptual variation realist could perceptual variation
respond to the and one way in which
argument from a direct realist could
perceptual respond
variation
Issue 3: The argument What is a Explain the
from hallucination hallucination ‘argument from
? hallucination’
against direct
realism.
Response to the Explain one way in Explain the argument
argument from which a direct from hallucination and
hallucination realist could one way in which a
respond to the direct realist could
argument from respond
hallucination
Issue 4: The time-lag Explain the ‘time-
argument lag argument’
against direct
, realism.
Response to the time-lag Explain one way in Explain the time-lag
argument which a direct argument and one
realist could way in which a direct
respond to the realist could respond
time-lag argument
Indirect realism
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The immediate objects What is a Explain how direct Outline and explain Are indirect
of perception are mind- ‘mind- realism differs from the key differences realists
dependent objects dependent’ indirect realism between direct and right to
(sense-data) that are object? indirect realism. claim that
caused by and represent the
mind-independent What is immediate
objects. ‘sense- objects of
data’? perception
John Locke's What is a Explain Locke’s are mind-
distinction dependent
primary/secondary primary
between primary objects that
quality distinction. quality?
and secondary are caused
qualities by and
What is a represent
secondary mind-
quality? Explain why, for
independen
Locke, extension
t objects?
is a primary
quality.
Explain why, for
Locke, colour is a
secondary
quality
Issue 1: the argument Define Explain the claim
that it leads to ‘scepticism’. that indirect realism
scepticism about the leads to scepticism
existence of mind- about the existence
independent objects. of mind-
independent
objects.
Response 1: Locke's Explain Locke’s Explain the claim
argument from the claim our that indirect realism
involuntary nature of experience is leads to scepticism
our experience involuntary and about the existence
how this of mind-
supports the independent objects
existence of and Locke’s
mind- response from the
independent involuntary nature
objects. of our experience.
Response 2: the Explain the Explain the
argument from the argument from argument from the
coherence of various the coherence of coherence of
various kinds of various kinds of
