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Published: 19.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Our Knowledge of the External World by Bertrand Russell', 1.
  • Essays 'Our Knowledge of the External World by Bertrand Russell', 2.
  • Essays 'Our Knowledge of the External World by Bertrand Russell', 3.
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OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXTERNAL WORLD
Author: Bertrand Russell
"What is real? ...How do you define real?...If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain..."-Morpheus (The Matrix)
In discussions regarding philosophy, the external world is regarded as everything
used by the five senses that is separate from the human identity. In theory, as the author
states, the external world exists because it is perceived through the senses. "I think it
must be admitted as probable that the…

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