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Sense Data Theory: The sense data theory holds that when we perceive an object, we are directly aware of a mental representation of the object called a sense datum. Sense data are supposed to be private and subjective, and they are not identical to the objects that they represent. See also Perception, Knowledge, Experience, Seeing, Qualia, Qualities, World/Thinking, Stimuli, Proximal theory, Distal theory.
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Gilbert Ryle on Sense Data Theory - Dictionary of Arguments

I 290 f
RyleVsSense Data Theory: there is an incorrect alignment of perception and observation and there are no flat areas of color. There are no two objects: object and date - these are not private items.
The dazzle is a property of the spotlight - this is hypothetically, not categorically.
>Terminology/Ryle
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I 295
Perspective/sense data: e.g. an oblique plate looks elliptical - but we do not see the
"elliptical appearance" next to the plate. There is no other subject - instead we apply a rule to the actual appearance of the plate.
Rule: is partly hypothetical, partly general: mixed categorically.

I 297
Mixed-categorical/Ryle: is usually partly general, partly hypothetical: e.g. pedantic appearance: many people look like him - not human + pedantry.
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Flor I 261
Definition mix-categorical/Ryle/Flor: statements about the mental states or acts of a person must be in the form of hypothetical sentences or a mixture of hypothetical and categorical sentences - hypothetical: if-then-categorical: reports on events and states.

>Perspective/Ryle, >Seeing/Ryle, >Perception/Ryle, >Aspects.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Ryle I
G. Ryle
The Concept of Mind, Chicago 1949
German Edition:
Der Begriff des Geistes Stuttgart 1969

Flor I
Jan Riis Flor
"Gilbert Ryle: Bewusstseinsphilosophie"
In
Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert, A. Hügli/P. Lübcke, Reinbek 1993

Flor II
Jan Riis Flor
"Karl Raimund Popper: Kritischer Rationalismus"
In
Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert, A.Hügli/P.Lübcke, Reinbek 1993

Flor III
J.R. Flor
"Bertrand Russell: Politisches Engagement und logische Analyse"
In
Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert, A. Hügli/P.Lübcke (Hg), Reinbek 1993

Flor IV
Jan Riis Flor
"Thomas S. Kuhn. Entwicklung durch Revolution"
In
Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert, A. Hügli/P. Lübcke, Reinbek 1993


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