External world
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"I do not believe that any proof of the existence of external things is possible." --"Proof of an External World" (1939) by G. E. Moore |
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The external world is the world consisting of all the objects and events which are experienceable or whose existence is accepted by the human mind, but which exist independently of the mind.
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See also
- Noumenon
- Phenomenal world
- Real world
- Evil demon
- "Proof of an External World" (1939) by G. E. Moore
- "Our Knowledge of the External World" (1914) by Bertrand Russell
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