Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Sense data are images in the mind, which do not exist in the external world.
2. Representationalism claims that we only have indirect knowledge of the physical world.
3. Phenomenalism claims that the physical world exists independently of our perceptions.
4. According to Bertrand Russell, physics proves that common sense (or naive realism) is correct.
5. John Locke developed a causal theory of perception.


T 1. Sense data are images in the mind, which do not exist in the external world.
T 2. Representationalism claims that we only have indirect knowledge of the physical world.
F 3. Phenomenalism claims that the physical world exists independently of our perceptions.
F 4. According to Bertrand Russell, physics proves that common sense (or naive realism) is correct.
T 5. John Locke developed a causal theory of perception.

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