Direct realism

What is direct realism?

• The idea that objects are mind-independent and we perceive them in relation to where we and they are.

• The idea that objects are mind-independent and we perceive them as they are.

• The idea that objects are mind-dependent and we perceive them as they are.

Who argues against direct realism by referring to perceptual variation?

• Russell

• Berkeley

• Locke

What's "veridical perception"?

• Perceiving things indirectly

• Perceiving things directly but after a time-lag.

• Perceiving things as they are in reality.

What does "subjectively indistinguishable" mean?

• A person can't tell the difference between appearance and reality.

• Appearance and reality are the same.

• A person only perceives something from their point-of-view.

What is a disjunction?

• When two or more concepts "come apart" from each other.

• An either/or claim.

• An incoherent claim.

The idea of relational properties is used by direct realists to counter which two arguments?

• illusion

• hallucination

• perceptual variation

Which of these statements is a direct realist response to the time-lag argument?

• Light waves are part of an object.

• Light waves enable us to see objects directly.

• There's always a delay between the moment of contact with an object and the perception of it.

What is "openness"?

• An acceptance of others' perceptions.

• Perceiving through sight and hearing.

• Awareness of the world.

What are "sense-data"?

• The immediate objects of perception.

• Properties of physical objects.

• Properties physical objects have in abnormal conditions.

What are "relational" properties?

• The immediate objects of perception.

• Properties of physical objects.

• Properties physical objects have in abnormal conditions.