What is real? How do you define 'real'? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.” - Morpheus (The Matrix, 1999)
“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
Dumbledore beamed at him …. “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
The Big Question
The Key Terms
The Answers
1. Direct
The views that ….
Direct Realism (Philosophical Viewpoint)
Direct Perception (Scientific Theory)
2. Indirect
The views that….
Indirect Realism (Philosophical Viewpoint)
Indirect Perception (Scientific Theory)
The Physical Mechanism or Process of Perception (Scientific Mechanism)
“If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”