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    It is not the case that Austin demonstrated that 'directly perceive' is systematically misused in sense-datum theory, lacking any stable contrastive meaning.

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    • 1.There is a genuine phenomenological difference between seeing a table directly versus seeing it via mirror reflection or photograph.
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    • 2.Austin's ordinary language focus may miss technical distinctions that are philosophically legitimate even if not marked in daily speech.
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    • 3.Sense-datum theory can define 'directly perceive' formally (unmediated causal relation) independent of contrastive use in natural language.
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    • 1.Sense-datum theorists use 'directly perceive' without specifying what counts as indirect perception, making the distinction vacuous.
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    • 2.Austin showed that ordinary language treats 'directly see' and 'see' as synonymous in most contexts, undermining theoretical contrast.
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    • 3.The term carries theoretical baggage (infallibility, privacy) that shifts meaning across arguments rather than remaining stable.
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