________ was a direct realist and believed that common sense was a good enough reason to believe in the existence of the physical world and that any philosopher who denied the physical world was simply ridiculous

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Thomas Reid was a Scottish philosopher and a founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense. He argued against the skeptical and idealist philosophies of his time, advocating for direct realism, or common sense realism. Reid believed that our perceptions allow us to directly apprehend the external world, and he criticized philosophers who doubted the existence of the physical world as contrary to common sense.

________ Was a Direct Realist and Believed That Common Sense