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Many philosophers claim that we directly perceive sense data, not material objects. How did Austin react to this view?
{ 1 } - The view uses obscure and poorly explained technical terms, like "directly perceive" and "material objects."
{ 2 } - The view is motivated by focusing on a very small number of examples and becomes less plausible if we consider further cases.
{ 3 } - He gives both of these objections.
{ 4 } - He thinks the view is false -- since we directly perceive material objects.
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Many philosophers claim that we directly perceive sense data, not material objects. How did Austin react to this view?
{ 1 } - The view uses obscure and poorly explained technical terms, like "directly perceive" and "material objects."
{ 2 } - The view is motivated by focusing on a very small number of examples and becomes less plausible if we consider further cases.
{ 3 } - He gives both of these objections.
{ 4 } - He thinks the view is false -- since we directly perceive material objects.
He sees the contrast between "direct" and "indirect" perception as unclear. So he rejects the view as being obscure instead of as being false.
Also, the view ignores the wide range of cases of perception. We sometimes perceive a shadow or a rainbow, for example; these seem to be neither "material objects" nor "sense data."
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Many philosophers claim that we directly perceive sense data, not material objects. How did Austin react to this view?
{ 1 } - The view uses obscure and poorly explained technical terms, like "directly perceive" and "material objects."
{ 2 } - The view is motivated by focusing on a very small number of examples and becomes less plausible if we consider further cases.
{ 3 } - He gives both of these objections.
{ 4 } - He thinks the view is false -- since we directly perceive material objects.
He sees the contrast between "direct" and "indirect" perception as unclear. So he rejects the view as being obscure instead of as being false.
Also, the view ignores the wide range of cases of perception. We sometimes perceive a shadow or a rainbow, for example; these seem to be neither "material objects" nor "sense data."
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Many philosophers claim that we directly perceive sense data, not material objects. How did Austin react to this view?
{ 1 } - The view uses obscure and poorly explained technical terms, like "directly perceive" and "material objects."
{ 2 } - The view is motivated by focusing on a very small number of examples and becomes less plausible if we consider further cases.
{ 3 } - He gives both of these objections.
{ 4 } - He thinks the view is false -- since we directly perceive material objects.
He sees the contrast between "direct" and "indirect" perception as unclear. So he rejects the view as being obscure instead of as being false.
Also, the view ignores the wide range of cases of perception. We sometimes perceive a shadow or a rainbow, for example; these seem to be neither "material objects" nor "sense data."
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Many philosophers claim that we directly perceive sense data, not material objects. How did Austin react to this view?
{ 1 } - The view uses obscure and poorly explained technical terms, like "directly perceive" and "material objects."
{ 2 } - The view is motivated by focusing on a very small number of examples and becomes less plausible if we consider further cases.
{ 3 } - He gives both of these objections.
{ 4 } - He thinks the view is false -- since we directly perceive material objects.
He sees the contrast between "direct" and "indirect" perception as unclear. So he rejects the view as being obscure instead of as being false.
Also, the view ignores the wide range of cases of perception. We sometimes perceive a shadow or a rainbow, for example; these seem to be neither "material objects" nor "sense data."
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