Abstract
Perception is an epistemological concept, which discussed in Philosophy. It is one of the ways that human beings get empirical knowledge after five senses. But we face innumerable problems when achieving knowledge from perception. The knowledge gained through perception is uncertain. Does it really exist what we see in the external world? What we see is real in fact? These are the major issues that we face when receiving knowledge through perception. Sometimes there is no physical existence of what we really see. In such cases, the perception is relative. Therefore, we cannot come to a proper conclusion of what we see in the empirical world. Because the things that we see are not there. Hence, the scientific knowledge, which is gained from observation, is doubtful. All the factors discussed in science remain in the physical world. There is a leap from ones existence to the existence of a world outside his/her mind. Indeed, one can suppose that what he/she takes to be real is just a massive deception. However, depending on the above facts, if someone begins to doubt about the whole world, it is unavoidable to become his/her view a skepticism or nihilism. This is a certain reality.
Presenters
Tharanga Dharaneeta Karuna ArachchilageSenior Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Key words: Perception, Epistemology, Empirical, Skepticism, Nihilism
