Direct realism

Direct realism 

Direct realism is the view that;

• The external world exists independently of the mind 
• We percieve the external world directly 
• If you see a tree, there is a tree
• Immediate objects of perception are mind-independent objects and their properties 
• We perceieve the external world directly as it is 

Arguement from illusion

Direct realism says we percieve the external world directly as it is, but if this is true then the external world would be exactly as we perceieve it but with illusion there is an…