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Originally Posted by CuriousToyBoy
He got an A because it was his perception that was true.
And therein lies the essence of philosophy.
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No. Even if there was no chair, and his perception was correct, he would still have to account for the discrepancies in language and perception, the possibility of a word having meaning without referring to something in the real world, social context, etc.
I'm sorry, but it seems that to you, philosophy is what it is to many people: a pretty word, roughly equivalent to "deep, wise thinking".
That is not what philosophy is, though. For example, the problem of words and meaning without referents has been a major issue in philosophy for centuries.