Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes, 1883 - 486 pages |
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... perceive or are conscious of , whether a being or a quality , a passion or an action , is with respect to the ... perceive figure , color , motion , & c .: by the ear we perceive the different qualities of sound , high , low , loud ...
... perceive or are conscious of , whether a being or a quality , a passion or an action , is with respect to the ... perceive figure , color , motion , & c .: by the ear we perceive the different qualities of sound , high , low , loud ...
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... Perceiving is a general term for hearing , seeing , tasting , touching , smelling ; and therefore perception signifies every internal act by which we are made acquainted with external objects ; thus we are said to perceive a certain ...
... Perceiving is a general term for hearing , seeing , tasting , touching , smelling ; and therefore perception signifies every internal act by which we are made acquainted with external objects ; thus we are said to perceive a certain ...
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... perceive an external object till an impres- sion is made upon our body , is probable from reason , and is ascer ... perceive a visible object , its image is spread upon the retina tunica ; and that before we perceive a sound , an ...
... perceive an external object till an impres- sion is made upon our body , is probable from reason , and is ascer ... perceive a visible object , its image is spread upon the retina tunica ; and that before we perceive a sound , an ...
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... perceive nothing external but by means of some image either in the brain or in the mind : and these images he terms ideas According to these philosophers , we perceive nothing immediately but phan tasms or ideas ; and from these we ...
... perceive nothing external but by means of some image either in the brain or in the mind : and these images he terms ideas According to these philosophers , we perceive nothing immediately but phan tasms or ideas ; and from these we ...
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... perceives an interval , and that interval it learns to call time . A child sometimes is alone with its nurse ; its mother is sometimes in the room ; and sometimes also its brothers and sisters . It perceives a difference between many ...
... perceives an interval , and that interval it learns to call time . A child sometimes is alone with its nurse ; its mother is sometimes in the room ; and sometimes also its brothers and sisters . It perceives a difference between many ...
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