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 a metaphysical question whether all sensibilia are sense-data, and an epistemological question whether there exist means of inferring sensibilia which are not data from those that are.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand
I should hope that, with further elaboration, the part played by unperceived "sensibilia" could be indefinitely diminished, probably by invoking the history of a "thing" to eke out the inferences derivable from its momentary appearance.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand
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 Russell, Bertrand
The "thing" is a whole system of "sensibilia," and it is only those visual "sensibilia" which are data to the percipient that are duplicated.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand
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