Philosophy A-Level
Perceptual variation
What Perceptual variation means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Perceptual variation
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The fact that the same object can appear differently to different perceivers, or to one perceiver in different conditions.
Topics that use Perceptual variation
- Perception as a source of knowledge (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Alleged inference
- Argument from hallucination
- Argument from illusion
- Best explanation reasoning
- Direct realism
- Disjunctivism
- Dreams versus waking experience
- Hallucination
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