Overview
Prompt:
According to Ayer, one main line of support for the sense-datum theory is provided by the argument from illusion. Set out the sense datum theory, and explain how the argument from illusion is supposed to support it. Next, indicate how a representationalist such as Dretske would respond to the argument from illusion: what would he say is going on there? (Be sure to make it clear just what ‘representationalism’ is.) Do you think that this response is effective? Overall, do you think that representationalism is an improvement over the sense-datum view? Discuss, giving reasons for what you say