Knowledge of the external world

A short quiz on idealism, direct realism and representative realism

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1. Which theory states that we perceive objects exactly as they are, with no mediation?

  • Representative realism
  • Direct (naive) realism
  • Idealism
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2. Which theory states that we perceive sense data, which correspond to a physical, external world?

  • Representative realism
  • Direct (naive) realism
  • Idealism

3. Which theory states that we perceive sense data, but they do not represent an external world?

  • Idealism
  • Direct (naive) realism
  • Representative realism

4. What does Idealism suggest that objects are?

  • Collections of ideas in our minds
  • Physical, external objects

5. Which theory does Bishop Berkeley support?

  • Representative realism
  • Idealism
  • Direct (naive) realism

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