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Philosophy AS keywords - epistemology
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- 1KnowledgeA cognitive state consisting in information, formed by BELIEFS being TRUE and JUSTIFIED in the right way.
- 2Propositional knowledgeKnowing that... (e.g. It hurts to fall on my face.)
- 3Acquaintance knowledgeKnowledge from contact...(e.g. Knowing who and where, ie knowing London)
- 4Ability knowledgeKnowing how...(e.g.I know how to ride a bike)
- 5Direct realismThe theory that the objects of PERCEPTION and their properties are real and PERCEIVED directly.
- 6Indirect realism| IRPERCEPTION requires that the objects of perception and their qualities are real but we do not perceive them directly. Instead, MIND-DEPENDANT information mediates the relation between perceive and the observer. (see Locke, Russell)
- 7Mind-Dependent | MDSomething whose existence depends on a mind. e.g. the thought you're having right now
- 8Mind-Independent | MISomething whose existence does not depend on a mind.
- 9PerceptionActivity of the mind in which objects of perception are experienced through the senses.
- 10Sense-Data | Sense-DatumThe immediate, MIND-DEPENDENT objects of perception according to Russell.
- 11External worldThe universe outside of the mind which includes our bodies, our planet and everything else.
- 12EpistemologyThe branch of philosophy focusing on knowledge, especially that of the external world.
- 13Assent[ed/ing]To accept or agree a theory or argument
- 14Dissent[ed/ing]Not to accept a theory or argument
- 15Scepticism/sceptic(s)State of questioning, or doubt about, whether something exists.
at the extreme, doubting anything at all. - 16Solipsism/Solipsistic(s)The SCEPTICAL theory that nothing can be proven to exist except your own mind
- 17Bertrand Russell 1872-1970INDIRECT REALIST - produced theory of SENSE-DATA. This theory states that we perceive the objects of perception directly, but through mind-dependent sensations. He believed in properties like colour/taste were MIND-DEPENDENT and were caused by MIND-INDEPENDENT objects in the external world.
- 18Realism/Realist(s)The belief that something is real.
To be a realist about your phone is to believe that they have a real, physical existence in the EXTERNAL WORLD - 19Anti-Realist(s)To DISSENT to the theory to realism, things aren't real.
(Berkeley was an ANTI-REALIST about the physical world, but a REALIST about MIND-INDEPENDENT ideas and minds)
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