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    It is not the case that If the senses directly grasp proper sensibles without error, then perceptual acquaintance constitutes a form of immediate knowledge of the causal properties producing those qualities.

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    • 1.Proper sensibles are dispositional properties (how things appear), not intrinsic causal powers; redness isn't the power producing red sensations.
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    • 2.Sensory infallibility about quale content doesn't reveal underlying physical mechanisms—knowledge of causes requires explanatory understanding we lack.
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    • 3.The representational content of sensation underdetermines which of multiple possible physical properties caused it; direct acquaintance doesn't disambiguate.
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    • 1.Proper sensibles (colors, sounds, tastes) are directly caused by specific physical properties and perceived without intermediary interpretation.
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    • 2.Direct causal contact between sense organs and properties, when veridical, provides non-inferential access to what produces the experience.
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    • 3.Immediate knowledge requires only direct causal connection and accurate representation, both satisfied when senses grasp proper sensibles infallibly.
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