Philosophy A-Level
Sense-data and inference
What Sense-data and inference means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sense-data and inference
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We are directly acquainted with appearances and construct beliefs about physical objects, so certainty about the external world is limited.
Topics that use Sense-data and inference
- The limits of knowledge (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Assessment of Descartes' response to scepticism
- Empiricism
- Methodological doubt
- Normal incredulity
- Philosophical scepticism
- Reliabilism
- Reliable process
- Scope of doubt
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