Epistemology 7 DR

According to Direct Realism, objects have _________ which exist independently of my _________ of them

A posteriori knowledge is...

• knowledge from our experience

• knowledge from reason

A Priori knowledge is...

• Knowledge from experience

• Knowledge from reason

Empiricism is a branch of philosophy which says that knowledge comes from...

• our senses

• our feelings

• our ability to reason

According to Direct Realism, if a tree falls in a forest with no-one around to hear it, does it make a noise?

• Yes - the properties of the tree exist independently of my mind.

• No. If there is no-one to hear it, there are no ears to perceive the sound.

• No. The tree doesn't exist independent of my idea of it.

which of the tripartite elements which are necessary for knowledge is perception concerned with?

• justified

• true

• belief

Direct realism is often thought of as the ____________ theory of perception

what does knowledge from perception mean?

• knowledge that we can work out using our brain

• knowledge that we acquire from our experience of the world

is the knowledge gained from perception.....?

• A Priori

• A Posteriori

What is the main focus of epistemology?

• The study of knowledge

• The study of existence

• The study of ethics