External World Skepticism
The definition of external world skepticism is the idea that someone can not understand fully the external world, but rather only the own internal world that takes place within their mind. The purpose of this paper is to support external world skepticism, and use the arguments of Vogel, and Descartes to further show that it is something that occurs in everyday life. The external world is, in short, everything that happens outside of your mind. For example, the Marvel superhero movies, if they were real, everyday life that contains thief's, and burglars who try and take priceless gold jewelry, would no longer exist. Superman, Ironman, and various other heroes would rid them of the world; this is like the external world. The internal world on the other hand possesses your own wants, needs, and thoughts that take place inside your mind. …show more content…
It may be factual that your senses have proven you wrong before, but the conditions may have played a factor, and was less than ideal to make an accurate decision. So, the decision you made was wrong due to your own belief, not your sensory experience. A good example of this is when you saw someone from a far distance away, it may be difficult because the conditions are less than ideal. But if you are up-close with someone they are close enough for you to make a positive conclusion that your senses are working with this experience. Overall, this objection is lacking, it is not very convincing. A person may be able to understand that, their best friend who always wears that green jacket is nearby, but how can they fully establish that the state in which he is seeing this are ideal conditions? You can not rule out visual imperatives such as color blindness/ deficiency,
The definition of external world skepticism is the idea that someone can not understand fully the external world, but rather only the own internal world that takes place within their mind. The purpose of this paper is to support external world skepticism, and use the arguments of Vogel, and Descartes to further show that it is something that occurs in everyday life. The external world is, in short, everything that happens outside of your mind. For example, the Marvel superhero movies, if they were real, everyday life that contains thief's, and burglars who try and take priceless gold jewelry, would no longer exist. Superman, Ironman, and various other heroes would rid them of the world; this is like the external world. The internal world on the other hand possesses your own wants, needs, and thoughts that take place inside your mind. …show more content…
It may be factual that your senses have proven you wrong before, but the conditions may have played a factor, and was less than ideal to make an accurate decision. So, the decision you made was wrong due to your own belief, not your sensory experience. A good example of this is when you saw someone from a far distance away, it may be difficult because the conditions are less than ideal. But if you are up-close with someone they are close enough for you to make a positive conclusion that your senses are working with this experience. Overall, this objection is lacking, it is not very convincing. A person may be able to understand that, their best friend who always wears that green jacket is nearby, but how can they fully establish that the state in which he is seeing this are ideal conditions? You can not rule out visual imperatives such as color blindness/ deficiency,