sense-data

Uninterpreted sensory input

Sense-data are the raw impressions received through the senses—colors, sounds, textures, tastes, smells—considered as distinct from the external objects that produce them.

The term belongs to philosophy of perception, where it addresses the gap between what we directly experience and what exists in the world: Do sense-data accurately represent reality, or only our minds' construction of it?

philosophy-of-mind

qualia

Subjective character of experiences

phenomenalExceptionally impressive or unusual
consciousnessState of sentient awareness
experiencePractical knowledge from life

subjective · introspection · private · ineffable · qualitative · mind-body · dualism · physicalism · Chalmers · awareness

epistemology

qualia

Subjective character of experiences

perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
RussellEnglish surname, aristocratic
empiricismKnowledge through observation

knowledge · experience · given · foundationalism · acquaintance · awareness · consciousness · immediacy · incorrigibility · certainty

perception

appearance

Outward visible form

stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
phenomenalExceptionally impressive or unusual
afterimageLingering visual impression

illusion · hallucination · perceptual · visual · auditory · tactile · olfactory · gustatory · input · immediate

Opposites

immediacy of perception

sense-dataexternal world

Reality beyond one's consciousness

things-in-themselves · noumena · objective reality · abstract concepts

ontological status

sense-dataphysical reality

The material universe

matter · substance

raw vs. processed cognition

sense-dataconcepts

Abstract mental constructs

judgments · interpretations · beliefs · abstract ideas

Family

sense, data, senses, sensed, sensing, sensible, sensibility, sensibilities, senseless

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