Perceptions provide more immediate evidence of reality than bodies do.

Evidence

Whatsoever title an object belonging to the class of bodies may be considered as possessing to the attribute of reality, i.e. of existence, every object belonging to the class of perceptions will be found to possess, in still higher degree, a title established by more immediate evidence: it is only by the evidence afforded by perceptions that the reality of a body of any kind can be established. — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 368

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s latent empiricist-through-Bentham interest; grounds a foundationalism: bodies are inferred from perceptions, not directly known. — connects to: Larger stimulus changes produce faster and more certain perceptual decisions.; Contradictory perceptions can both be true simultaneously — , A Year of World Stories, 4077; Knowledge requires mental reflection on existence rather than passive sensory impressions — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 693 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Larger stimulus changes produce faster and more certain perceptual decisions. #qualifies (0.75)
• Knowledge requires mental reflection on existence rather than passive sensory impressions #contradicts (0.75) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 693
• Contradictory perceptions can both be true simultaneously #complicates (0.70) — , A Year of World Stories, 4077