Perception: AQA Philosophy

Perception: AQA Philosophy

1. REALISM - What we perceive are physical objects which exist independently of our minds. We perceive what is really out there - either directly or indirectly.

   • Direct Realism
     • "Common sense view"
       • - Naive?
       • + Intuitive - makes sense to admit this is how we perceive the world as this is how we talk about our perceptions - we can't give an account of experience without talking about physical objects.
     • Argument from Illusion
       • RESPONSE
     • Argument from hallucination
       • RESPONSE
     • Argument from Perceptual Variation
       • RESPONSE
     • Time Lag Argument
       • RESPONSE
   • INDIRECT REALISM
     • We perceive objects which exist mind-independently but only through SENSE-DATA which are caused by and represent physical objects.
       • SENSE DATA =
       • Arguments in favour of IR:

2. IDEALISM - What we perceive are mental things - ideas of some kind.