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    It is not the case that Direct realist epistemologies, defended by Reid, Moore, and Pryor, ground knowledge of mind-independent objects in non-inferential perceptual warrant.

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    • 1.Perceptual illusions and hallucinations show perception can misrepresent; this undermines claims of direct, non-inferential warrant.
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    • 2.Cognitive psychology demonstrates perception involves extensive unconscious inference; 'non-inferential' warrant is theoretically incoherent.
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    • 3.Direct realism cannot explain how the same proximal stimulus produces different perceptions across individuals and contexts.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Perceptual experience has intrinsic presentational content that makes objects appear directly to consciousness without inference.
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    • 2.Foundationalism requires some non-inferential warranted beliefs; perceptual knowledge provides the most plausible candidate.
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    • 3.The alternatives (idealism, skepticism, representationalism) create more philosophical problems than direct realism solves.
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