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Perceiving involves more than being sensibly aware of something present to the senses; it involves the activity of perceiving. This is the activity of a person, and in perceiving, the whole person is involved, not merely one or other of his sense organs.

Susan Stebbing

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L. (Lizzie) Susan Stebbing (December 2, 1885 – September 11, 1943) was an English philosopher. She belonged to the 1930s generation of analytic philosophy.

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Alternative Names: L. Susan Stebbing • Lizzie Susan Stebbing • (Lizzie) Susan Stebbing

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