perception as a source of knowledge

Question 1

anti realism

Answer 1

the ontological view that objects and their properties are not mind independent. there is no mind independent world of material objects

Question 2

arbitrary

Answer 2

without reason, based upon a random choice or personal whim rather than any deeper principles

Question 3

coherence of various sense

Answer 3

the senses are coherent when they all work together as a united whole rather than just working on their own. ball looking round and feeling round

Question 4

direct realism

Answer 4

the view that the world is composed of mind independent objects and that these objects are perceived directly without the use of an intermediary

Question 5

esse eat percipi

Answer 5

to be is to be perceived - the claim that the only things that exist are idea and minds that perceive them

Question 6

external world

Answer 6

the world outside of our minds

Question 7

external world as best hypothesis

Answer 7

the argument that of the two possible explanations of our perceptions (there is an external world or there is no external world) then the claim that the external world exists is the better of the two

Question 8

hallucination

Answer 8

the apparent perception of something which isn’t actually there in the external world

Question 9

idealism

Answer 9

the view that objects and their properties are composed of mind independent ideas in the minds of perceivers - to be is to be perceived

Question 10

illusion

Answer 10

a wrong or misinterpreted perception

Question 11

immediate objection of sensation/perception

Answer 11

whatever it is that we are immediately aware of when we perceive an object and is qualities. this could be the objects itself or an internal representation

Question 12

indirect realism

Answer 12

the view that the world is comprised of mind independent objects and their qualities which are perceived indirectly via and intermediary such as sense data

Question 13

involuntary nature of experience

Answer 13

the claim that our perceptions of the world are beyond our control

Question 14

master argument

Answer 14

Berkeleys central argument for idealism, where he argued that the idea of an unconceived object is itself inconceivable, thus idealism must be true

Question 15

materialism

Answer 15

the ontological view that all objects and their properties are composed of matter