Full Idea
We defend a version of direct realism, saying that justification must be partly a function of perceptual states themselves, and not just a function of our beliefs about perceptual states.
Gist of Idea
Direct realism says justification is partly a function of pure perceptual states, not of beliefs
Source
J Pollock / J Cruz (Contemporary theories of Knowledge (2nd) [1999], §1.5.3)
Book Reference
Pollock,J.L./Cruz,J: 'Contemporary Theories of Knowledge (2nd)' [Rowman and Littlefield 1999], p.25
A Reaction
Judgement suggests that perceptual states give good justification about primary qualities (like mass or shape), but not of secondary qualities (like smell or colour). Perceptions can be downright misleading.