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
It is the unreality of these "things" and other "sensibilia," together with a failure to notice that they are not data, which has led to the view that the objects of dreams are unreal.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Bertrand Russell
Thus we can only say that the sense-data are found to permit a hypothetical complement of "sensibilia" such as will preserve continuity, and that therefore there may be such a complement.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Bertrand Russell
It will be seen that all sense-data are sensibilia.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Bertrand Russell
We must ask "Can sensibilia exist without being given?" and also "Can a particular sensibile be at one time a sense-datum, and at another not?"
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Bertrand Russell
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