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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge
Facing Reality: Perception and the External World

Multiple Choice



1

Many have concluded that direct realism is an inadequate theory because of
A)the argument from illusion.
B)the nonexistence of physical objects.
C)arguments against the existence of God.
D)sense data.
2

Locke advocated a theory of perception known as
A)direct realism.
B)idealism.
C)representative realism.
D)indirect realism.
3

Berkeley rejected the existence of
A)sense data.
B)ideas.
C)God.
D)material objects.
4

The view that statements about physical objects are reducible to statements about sensations is known as
A)realism.
B)objectivism.
C)phenomenalism.
D)idealism.
5

The philosopher who insists that it’s impossible for something to exist unconceived is
A)Locke.
B)Descartes.
C)Russell.
D)Berkeley.