realism

Realism: Metaphysical, Representational, Symbol-Based, and Evolution-Based What is real and how can we know it? Aristotle gave us classical metaphysical realism. Aristotle concluded that we can know reality because our mind grasped directly the essences of things in the world. Descartes gave...

This is a poll about people's position on the question of realism with respect to physical objects. Direct Realism: The objects of perception during veridical experiences (i.e. not hallucinations or lucid dreams) are real physical objects which exist totally independently of mind(s)...