Class 6

Question 1

Perception (2)

Answer 1

A) 3 elements:
The perceiver
The act of perceiving
The object perceived

B) relational process

Question 2

Direct realism (2)

Answer 2

A) Metaphysical thesis:
External world exists independently of the mind

B) Epistemological thesis:
We perceive the worlds as it is, directly

Question 3

Indirect realism (2)

Answer 3

A) metaphysical thesis:
External world exists independently of the mind

B) Epistemological thesis:
We perceive the external world via mental intermediaries

Question 4

Idealism (2)

Answer 4

A) Metaphysical thesis:
There is no external world independent of our minds
All that exists are ideas

B) Epistemological thesis:
The immediate objects of our perception are ideas