Appearance and Reality

The big question that Russell poses in the first two paragraphs is (a)   .

• Are tables real?
• Is any knowledge certain?
• Is philosophy more logical than science?
• Does everyone have similar experiences?

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The author builds his perspective of ‘knowledge’ in the article by using the example of a _ _ _ _ _.

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What is the author’s purpose for writing this article?

• to show that most people are not reasonable in their thinking

• to explain what sense-data is and how it affects our idea of reality

• to detail what other philosophers have said about reality and sense data

• to prove that material things like tables and chairs do not scientifically exist

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Add these philosophies under the correct philosopher.

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(a) Bertrand Russell

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(b) Bishop Berkeley

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(c) Idealists

• What we perceive is mental, not material.

• Our experiences are not always the truth.

• Reality consists of only minds and ideas.

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Put the author’s method of explaining his perspective in the right order.

• Using ‘table’ as an example, the author explains what sense-data is.

• The author gives examples of other philosophers’ ideas on the topic of reality.

• The author encourages readers to question the world like philosophers.

• The author makes the reader question if all knowledge are experiences are the truth.

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Which of the following is true?

• Russell’s opinions are opposite from those of Berkeley and similar to idealists.

• Russell’s opinions on reality are opposite to those of Berkey and idealists.

• All three, Russell, Berkeley and the idealists, think very differently about sense-data.

• All three, Russell, Berkeley and the idealists think similarly about sense-data.

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Based on the article, what is the relationship between sense-data and reality?

• Sense-data is how we see, touch and feel matter while reality is unknown.

• Sense-data is how we see, touch and feel matter and that is reality.

• Sense-data is how we want to see things which are different from reality.

• Sense-data is different for every person but only philosophers can see reality.

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Match words from the article with their antonyms in the context of the article.

• material

• ideas

• contradictions

• illogical

• reasonable

• agreements

• perception

• reality

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The author and other philosophers claim that a “real table” exists, unknown to us. How do you feel about that?

• There is a real table with real texture, color and shape and we can all see it just as it is.

• There is a real table with definite texture, color and shape but we can’t be sure what it really is.

• There is no real table and only the idea of a table. We all see that idea differently.

• There is no real table and only the idea of a table. We all see that idea similarly.

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The author encouraged the reader to question the world around them. Have you ever questioned or examined a belief you thought was true? Did your views change after thinking more deeply about it? (50-100 words)

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