PHI 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hallucination, Foundationalism

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 107
• Professor: Heller

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Give a statement of that argument in premise/conclusion form. Explain two objections that could be raised against the argument: explain what is meant by the foundationalist view of knowledge. Name at least one philosopher who was a foundationalist and explain what he took to be the foundation. Be sure to explain the difference between direct awareness and indirect awareness (give an example to illustrate). Explain how that distinction applies to the direct realism versus indirect realism: give a basic explanation of the argument from perceptual relativity. Explain one objection that might be raised against the argument from perceptual relativity: give a basic explanation of the argument from illusion. Explain one objection that might be raised against the argument from illusion: give a basic explanation of the argument from hallucination. Explain one objection that might be raised against the argument from hallucination: give a basic explanation of the argument from the shortened causal.