| 1990 | Collins Dictionary of Philosophy |
| p.266 | p.266 | 6457 | Sensations are mental, but sense-data could be mind-independent |
| Full Idea: Whereas a sensation is by definition mental, a sense-datum might be mind-independent. | |||
| From: Godfrey Vesey (Collins Dictionary of Philosophy [1990], p.266) | |||
| A reaction: This seems to be what Russell is getting at in 1912, as he clearly separates sense-data from sensations. Discussions of sense-data always assume they are mental, which may make them redundant - but so might making them physical. |