The idea that we perceive the world directly, unmediated by ideas was advocated by:

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Thomas Reid and the Scottish commonsense philosophers believed in the concept of direct perception, which states that our perceptions come directly from the external world, unmediated by ideas or mental processes. Cabanis and the French Ideologues believed in the idea that mental processes are responsible for shaping our perceptions. Pascal and the French Catholics had no significant impact on the debate over direct perception. As for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, they have no relevance to this topic.

The Idea That We Perceive the World Directly, Unmediated by Ideas