Direct Realism Overview


	Direct Realism Overview
	Advantages P: common sense view; E: most people take this view before critical thinking P: defence of perceptual variation; E: relational properties that are perceived differently; E: agreement on colour of sky P: defence of illusions; E: potential for misinterpretation; E: seeing an illusion but realising mistake afterwards P: defence of hallucinations; E: awareness afterwards OR not true perception P: defence of causal argument; E: if true, we'd be aware of process > event P: time lag argument; E: simply delayed without change	Disadvantages P: weak; E: external world is different from perception; E: perceptual variation (Russell's table/Berkeley's cloud/Locke's water temp.) + illusions + hallucinations + causal argument + time lag argument
	Evaluation Weak bc it's obvious we don't perceive things directly

P: common sense view; E: most people take this view before critical thinking
P: defence of perceptual variation; E: relational properties that are perceived differently; E: agreement on colour of sky
P: defence of illusions; E: potential for misinterpretation; E: seeing an illusion but realising mistake afterwards
P: defence of hallucinations; E: awareness afterwards OR not true perception
P: defence of causal argument; E: if true, we'd be aware of process > event
P: time lag argument; E: simply delayed without change

P: weak; E: external world is different from perception; E: perceptual variation (Russell's table/Berkeley's cloud/Locke's water temp.) + illusions + hallucinations + causal argument + time lag argument

Weak bc it's obvious we don't perceive things directly

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