A New Metaphysics of Sense-Data

Logos and Episteme 8 (3):359-363 (2017)
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I critically discuss a new proposal for a metaphysics of sense-data. This proposal is due to Peter Forrest. Forrest argues that, if we accept Platonism about universals, sense-data are best understood as structured universals–in particular, as structured universals with temporal and spatial properties as components. Against this proposal, I argue sense-data as structured universals are not universals at all.

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10.5840/logos-episteme20178327

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Landon D. C. Elkind
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Universals as Sense‐data.Peter Forrest - 2007 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 71 (3):622-631.

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