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    If the visual system constructs motion percepts from discrete positional data, then 'direct perception of motion' describes phenomenology but mischaracterizes the underlying representational process.

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    Direct perception(what direct realists claim is still happening despite physical processes being involved)
    The idea that your senses put you in immediate contact with real objects without anything getting in the way conceptually.
    Discrete positional data(as used in philosophy of perception)
    Separate, individual snapshots of where something is located, rather than one smooth continuous stream of information.
    Motion percepts(as used in philosophy of perception)
    The mental experiences or impressions of movement that your brain creates when you see something moving.
    Representational process(as used in philosophy of perception)
    The hidden mental work your brain does to convert raw sensory information into the thoughts and perceptions you're aware of.
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    (as the mechanism that perceives light and color)
    The parts of your body and brain that work together to let you see, including your eyes and the parts of your brain that process what your eyes detect.
    mischaracterizes(what conditioning political expression does to national self-determination)
    Describes something inaccurately or in a misleading way—getting the nature or basis of something wrong.
    phenomenology(Preliminary working definition offered as a starting point for understanding the discipline)
    The study of phenomena: what appears to us and its appearing

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