sense datum (Meaning)
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sense datum (n)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
Synonyms & Antonyms of sense datum
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sense datum Sentence Examples
- The sense data of the physical world provide the basis for our knowledge.
- The philosopher John Locke proposed that all knowledge originates from sense data.
- The concept of sense data has been challenged by skeptics who argue that we cannot trust our senses.
- The psychologist William James believed that sense data are the raw material of consciousness.
- The phenomenologist Edmund Husserl argued that sense data are the intentional objects of consciousness.
- The philosopher A.J.
- Ayer proposed that sense data are the only things that we can know for certain.
- The scientist James Clerk Maxwell believed that sense data are not independent of our minds.
- The neurophysiologist Rodolfo Llinás has suggested that sense data are generated by the brain.
- The philosopher Daniel Dennett argues that sense data are not real but are instead illusions.
FAQs About the word sense datum
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The sense data of the physical world provide the basis for our knowledge.
The philosopher John Locke proposed that all knowledge originates from sense data.
The concept of sense data has been challenged by skeptics who argue that we cannot trust our senses.
The psychologist William James believed that sense data are the raw material of consciousness.
