Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes, 1883 - 486 pages |
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... manner , when I see a tree or a house , there must be an image of these objects in my brain or ir my mind : which image is the immediate object of my perception ; and by means of that image I perceive the external object . One would not ...
... manner , when I see a tree or a house , there must be an image of these objects in my brain or ir my mind : which image is the immediate object of my perception ; and by means of that image I perceive the external object . One would not ...
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... manner distant objects are per- ceived , without any action of the object upon the mind , or of the mind upon the object . Hearing is in a similar case ; the air , put in motion by thunder , makes an impression upon the drum of the ear ...
... manner distant objects are per- ceived , without any action of the object upon the mind , or of the mind upon the object . Hearing is in a similar case ; the air , put in motion by thunder , makes an impression upon the drum of the ear ...
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... manner , with respect to compound sounds , tastes , or smells , we can fix our thoughts upon any of the component parts , abstracting our attention from the rest . The power of abstraction is not confined to objects that are separable ...
... manner , with respect to compound sounds , tastes , or smells , we can fix our thoughts upon any of the component parts , abstracting our attention from the rest . The power of abstraction is not confined to objects that are separable ...
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... manner of perceiving external objects , distinguisheth remarkably hearing and seeing from the other senses ; and I am ready to show , that it distinguisheth still more remarkably the feelings of the former from that of the latter ...
... manner of perceiving external objects , distinguisheth remarkably hearing and seeing from the other senses ; and I am ready to show , that it distinguisheth still more remarkably the feelings of the former from that of the latter ...
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... manner is a train of thoughts composed . Such is the law of succession ; which must be natural , because it * For how should this be done ? what idea is it that we are to add ? If we can specify the idea , that idea is already in the ...
... manner is a train of thoughts composed . Such is the law of succession ; which must be natural , because it * For how should this be done ? what idea is it that we are to add ? If we can specify the idea , that idea is already in the ...
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