Locke's representational realism
Locke's representational realism
Real World
Locke compared the mind to a camera obscura — just as the device projects an internal image of an outside scene, your mind forms internal 'ideas' that represent but never directly touch the external world.
Exam Focus
For evaluation, raise the 'veil of perception' objection — if we only access ideas, how can we verify they match reality?
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