Single Idea 7640

[catalogued under 12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 8. Adverbial Theory]

Full Idea

Metaphysically, mountains are only adverbial modifications of the Earth's belt. They have no existence independent of being part of the earth. Yet for all that, they have some rather strong 'object'-characteristics.

Gist of Idea

Mountains are adverbial modifications of the earth, but still have object-characteristics

Source

Barry Maund (Perception [2003], Ch.10)

Book Reference

Maund,Barry: 'Perception' [Acumen 2003], p.198


A Reaction

The point being that you don't give up all the advantages of a sense-data view if you switch to adverbialism. I'm not convinced by the analogy, but we can only be aware of adverbial qualities if they have causal powers.