PERCEPTION- indirect realism basics

Question 1

what type of theory is indirect realism

Answer 1

a realist theory - objects still exist outside our minds
it draws a distinction between the reality of these objects and the way that they appear

Question 2

What are the three elements in perception

Answer 2

the perceiver, the real objects they perceive and the appearance of the object that they perceive

Question 3

what are the representations of reality

Answer 3

what we are directly aware of, the appearances that Locke termed “ideas” and Russell termed “sense data”

Question 4

what must we do on the basis of sense data

Answer 4

the nature of reality as perception involves inference as it is indirect

Question 5

What supports indirect realism

Answer 5

the arguments of illusion, perceptual variation, time lag and hallucination as what we directly perceive isnt always an accurate representation of reality