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What is common-sense realism?
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The way we perceive the world mirrors the way the world is.
Example: If I see a table, touch the table, hear the sound of my hand hitting the table... there must be a table. Pg. 99` |
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What is scientifiic realism?
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The world exist as a independent reality, but it is very different from the way we perceive it. "Atoms in the void." (pg. 100-1)
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What is Empiricism?
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School of philosophy which argues all knowledge is ultimately based on our senses. pg. 86 (related to phenomalism)
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What is sensation?
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An awareness gained from one of the five senses: sight, sound, touch, small and taste. pg. 86
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What if the Figure and Ground phenomena?
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The idea that when we look at a tableu or scene we highlight certain aspects and treat other parts as a background. The part we highlight is called the "figure" and the background "ground". pg. 88
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What is visual agnosia?
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A condition, due to brain damage, which results in an inability to interpret what a person sees.
pg. 91 and 108-110 |
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What is phenomalism?
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Phenomalism is a radical position based on the philosphical position of empiricism. A phenomalist would say that the world exists only in our ability to experience it through sensations.
pg. 100 |
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What is visual grouping?
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Visual grouping refers to our natural tendency to look for meaning in what we see by grouping our perceptual experiences into patterns and shapes.
pg. 89 |
