Austin Community College Philosophical Views on the External World Existence Discussion

Complete EITHER Q1.1 OR Q1.2 (but not both). Then complete Q2.

Q1.1. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Justify your response.

• Begin by stating your answer and your argument in its support.
• Then consider a potential critique of your argument on behalf of a reasonable critic.
• Finally, defend your argument from the critic’s objection.

300-500 words.

Q1.2. Prove the existence of the external world. By “external world,” I mean a physical reality full of material objects in three-dimensional space (i.e., chairs, hands, boulders, iPhones, etc.).

• Begin by stating your supporting argument for the existence of the external world.
• Then consider a potential critique of your argument on behalf of a reasonable critic.
• Finally, defend your argument from the critic’s objection.

300-500 words.

Q2. Critically engage with a peer’s post. For tips on critical engagement, revisit the week 1 discussion board. 100-150 words. (( I will provide peer’s post as soon as it posted ))