Full Idea
If we say a man 'senses redly', may we also say that he 'senses rhomboidally' or 'senses rectangularly'? There is no reason why not.
Gist of Idea
If we can say a man senses 'redly', why not also 'rectangularly'?
Source
Roderick Chisholm (Person and Object [1976], 1.8)
Book Reference
Chisholm,Roderick: 'Person and Object' [Open Court 1976], p.50
A Reaction
This is Chisholm replying to one of the best known objections to the adverbial theory. Can we sense 'wobblyrhomboidallywithpinkdots-ly'? Can we perceive 'landscapely'? The problem is bigger than he thinks.
Related Idea
Idea 6506 'Sense redly' sounds peculiar, but 'senses redly-squarely tablely' sounds far worse [Robinson,H]