Question Are we directly aware of reality, or is what we "sense" merely a representation of reality?

Accepted:
October 11, 2005

Comments

Perception is not ingestion (fortunately). So when you see a table, you do that by means of a representation that is in you and of the external table.

This is a perennial and extremely vexing question about which there continues to be great debate. You might find this essay in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy to be of value.

Question Are we directly aware of reality, or is what we "sense" merely a representation of reality? Accepted:October 11, 2005

Question Are we directly aware of reality, or is what we "sense" merely a representation of reality?

Accepted:
October 11, 2005