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“To put the matter in Aristotelian terminology, visual impressions are prior in the order of being to concepts pertaining to physical color, whereas the latter are prior in the order of knowing to concepts pertaining to visual impressions.”

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Wilfrid Sellars
Wilfrid Sellars

Wilfrid Sellars was an influential American philosopher, born on May 20, 1912, and died on July 2, 1989. He made significant contributions to analytic philosophy and phenomenology, particularly known for his work on the relationship between language, knowledge, and reality. more

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