Arguments against direct realism and how to counter them
American Philosophical Quarterly 41 (3):221-234 (2004)
| Abstract | Since the demise of the Sense-Datum independent objects or events to be objects Theory and Phenomenalism in the last cenof perception; however, unlike Direct Retury, Direct Realism in the philosophy of alists, Indirect Realists take this percepperception has enjoyed a resurgence of tion to be indirect by involving a prior popularity.1 Curiously, however, although awareness of some tertium quid between there have been attempts in the literature the mind and external objects or events.3 to refute some of the arguments against Idealists and Phenomenalists agree with Direct Realism, there has been, as of yet, the Indirect Realists. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Argument Direct Realism Epistemology Perception Phenomenalism | |||||||||
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