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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

True or False



1

Direct realism is the view that perception puts us in direct contact with reality.
A)True
B)False
2

Physical objects appear to us as they really are.
A)True
B)False
3

According to Berkeley, sense data are caused by God.
A)True
B)False
4

Berkeley’s system tries to prove the existence of the Christian God.
A)True
B)False
5

The best explanation of perception is that there are material objects in the world.
A)True
B)False