Representative Realism
Representative Realism John Locke thought that the ideas or perceptions which we have of objects in the external world partially represent the objects as they are in themselves, and so whether they are being perceived or not. This view of Locke’s is called representative realism. The term ‘realism’ here refers to the view that objects are real or exist apart from perception. And ‘representative’ means that some of our perceptions accurately represent an object as the thing which it is in itself apart from perception. ... Bishop Berkeley objected to Locke’s representative realism on two counts. ... It is the biggest criticism of the representative argument.