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WorksheetsDirect realism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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.
