Epistemology - Perception

Epistemology -
Perception

What is Direct Realism?

Arguments against Direct Realism -
What is the argument for Perceptual Variation?

Give an example to explain Perceptual Variation

What is the problem with using the Argument for Perceptual Variation to disprove Direct Realism?

Arguments against Direct Realism -
What is the argument from Illusion?

Give an example to explain the argument from Illusion

What is the problem with using the argument from Illusion to disprove Direct Realism?

Arguments against Direct Realism -
What is the argument from Hallucination?

Give an example to explain the argument from Hallucination

What is the problem with using the argument from Hallucination to disprove Direct Realism?

Arguments against Direct Realism -
The Time-lag Argument

What is the problem with using the Time-lag Argument to disprove Direct Realism?

Arguments against Direct Realism -
The argument for Sense Data

Argument against criticisms of Direct Realism - Common Sense Realism

Draw a diagram to represent Direct Realism

What is Indirect Realism?

How can the argument from Perceptual Variation be used to support Indirect Realism?

How can the argument for Illusion be used to support Indirect Realism?

What is Sense-Data?

Arguments against Indirect Realism -
What is the problem with the argument from sense-data?

Arguments against Indirect Realism -
What is the argument for Scepticism of the Existence of the External World?

Response to Scepticism of the Existence of the External World -
What is the Best Hypothesis Argument?

Response to Scepticism of the Existence of the External World -
What is the Lack of Choice Argument>

Why may the Best Hypothesis Theory not work?

Why may the Lack of Choice argument not work?

Argument against Indirect Realism -
What is the Argument for the External World not being a Hypothesis

Arguments against Indirect Realism -
What are the problems of Representation and Causation?

What is John Locke's theory of Representative Realism?

What are Primary Qualities?

What are Secondary Qualities?

What are the Strengths of Representative Realism?

Argument against Representative Realism -
What is the argument for scepticism of the nature of the external world?

Argument against Representative Realism-
What is the argument for the Veil of Perception?

Argument against Representative Realism-
What is the argument for the Trap of Solipsism?

Draw a Diagram to represent Indirect Realism

What are the three main Ontologies?

What is Idealism?

What is the argument that lead George Berkeley to the conclusion of Idealism?

What is George Berkeley's Master Argument?

Arguments against Idealism -
What are the points made for how Idealism doesn't explain perceptual errors?

How do Idealists and Berkeley respond to the criticism of perceptual error?

Arguments against Idealism -
How does Idealism lead to solipsism

Arguments against Idealism -
What is the problem with unperceived objects

Arguments against Idealism -
What is the problem of Idealism and predictability and regularity?

How could you answer the criticisms of unperceived objects and predictability/regularity?

How does Berkeley use God to explain away possible criticisms of Idealism?

What is the criticism of Berkeley's responses using God?

Strengths of Idealism

Weaknesses of Idealism

Draw a diagram to explain Idealism