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    It is not the case that Sense-data may be relational entities constituted by both the perceiver and the environment, as argued by Price in 'Perception' (1932).

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    • 1.If sense-data require perceiver constitution, their existence becomes dependent on consciousness, making objective error and hallucination metaphysically mysterious.
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    • 2.Relational constitution conflates epistemological dependence (knowledge requires perceiver) with ontological dependence (being requires perceiver), committing a category error.
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    • 3.Environmental properties sufficiently explain perceptual variance through differential stimulation; positing perceiver constitution adds explanatory entities without necessity.
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    • 1.Perceptual experience varies systematically based on observer conditions (perspective, sensory capacity, attention), suggesting constitutive perceiver involvement.
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    • 2.Environmental properties alone cannot determine quale qualities; identical stimuli produce different experiences across observers, indicating relational constitution.
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    • 3.Sense-data exhibit properties of neither pure mind nor pure matter, making relational constitution a coherent metaphysical framework for their ontological status.
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