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sense-dataEntities that are the direct objects of sensation. Examples of sense-data are the circular image one sees when viewing the face of a penny and the oblong image one sees when viewing the penny from an angle. Other examples are the image one sees with one's eyes closed after staring at a bright light (an afterimage) and the dagger Macbeth sees floating before him (a hallucination). In each case, according to sense-data theorists, there is something of which one is directly aware, and that something is the sense-datum. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The cat is on the mat" is analyzed into something like "I am having cat-ish and mat-ish sensations" and cat-ish sensations are further reduced to sense data reports so fleeting that Russell said that one had to speak very quickly to catch the referent. For example, if my target experiences a read error, am I required to return specific sense data, or do I just need to return sense data that the host understands? Closely following empiricist David Hume, Judd believed that sensation comes as a unity, and any rational division of sense data into component parts violates fact. |
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