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[from 'Adverbial Theory' by Michael Tye, in 12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / b. Nature of sense-data ]

Full Idea

Can sense-data exist unsensed? Can two persons experience numerically identical sense-data? Do sense-data have surfaces which are not sensed? What are sense-data made of? Are they located?

Gist of Idea

Are sense-data independent, with identity, substance and location?

Source

Michael Tye (Adverbial Theory [1995], p.7)

Book Reference

'A Companion to Metaphysics', ed/tr. Kim,Jaegwon/Sosa,Ernest [Blackwell 1995], p.7