sensibilia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sensibilia
Latin, neuter plural of sensibilis sensible
Example Sentences
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Some scientists have argued that most of our language acquisition can be explained by associative learning, as we relate sounds to sensibilia, much like dogs associate the sound of a bell with food.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
This is effected by means of the correlated "sensibilia" which are regarded as the appearances, in different perspectives, of one and the same thing.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand
If—per impossibile—there were a complete human body with no mind inside it, all those sensibilia would exist, in relation to that body, which would be sense-data if there were a mind in the body.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand
Any such appearance would be included among sensibilia.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand
What the mind adds to sensibilia, in fact, is merely awareness: everything else is physical or physiological.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand
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