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| 22013 | Subjects distinguish representations, as related both to subject and object |
| Full Idea: In consciousness the subject distinguishes the representation from the subject and object, and relates it to both. | |||
| From: Karl Leonhard Reinhold (Foundations of Philosophical Knowledge [1791], p.78), quoted by Terry Pinkard - German Philosophy 1760-1860 04 | |||
| A reaction: This is a reminder that twentieth century analytic discussions of perception were largely recapitulating late Enlightenment German philosophy. This is a very good definition of sense-data. I can think about my representations. Reinhold was a realist. |