sense perception

American  

noun

1. perception by the senses rather than by the intellect.

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Etymology

Origin of sense perception

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Duan found that these neurons guide the formation of a similar network of blood vessels in the cerebellum, a part of the brain that is involved in coordination, language, and sense perception.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

In other words, philosophical champions of common sense deny that one can be skeptical of certain basic claims of sense perception.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

When philosophers talk about common sense, they mean specific claims based on direct sense perception, which are true in a relatively fundamental sense.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

She has glossy dark hair, a compact build, a master’s degree from Oxford and synesthesia: an unusual condition that blurs and blends sense perception.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2018

He admits that its development is dependent on the data of sense perception, but insists that this is not incompatible with its freedom from the body when fully developed and perfected.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac