Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes, 1883 - 486 pages |
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... sight , of hearing , of smell , of touch , of taste . 2. That act of the mind which makes known to me an external object , is termed perception . That act of the mind which makes known to me an internal object , is termed consciousness ...
... sight , of hearing , of smell , of touch , of taste . 2. That act of the mind which makes known to me an external object , is termed perception . That act of the mind which makes known to me an internal object , is termed consciousness ...
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... sight in that manner , it appears to me precisely the same as in the original sur- vey , only less distinct . For example , having seen yesterday a spreading oak growing on the brink of a river , I endeavor to recall these objects to my ...
... sight in that manner , it appears to me precisely the same as in the original sur- vey , only less distinct . For example , having seen yesterday a spreading oak growing on the brink of a river , I endeavor to recall these objects to my ...
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... sight is his image , without which I could not see him : in like 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 ...
... sight is his image , without which I could not see him : in like 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 ...
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... sight of the object . One thing only is clear , that as we have no knowledge of tl at picture , it is as natural to conceive that it should be made the instrument of discovering the external object , and not itself , as of discovering ...
... sight of the object . One thing only is clear , that as we have no knowledge of tl at picture , it is as natural to conceive that it should be made the instrument of discovering the external object , and not itself , as of discovering ...
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... sight , find objects of the other senses too faint and obscure for language . An idea thus acquired of an object at second - hand , ought to be distinguished from an idea of memory , though their resemblance has occasioned the same term ...
... sight , find objects of the other senses too faint and obscure for language . An idea thus acquired of an object at second - hand , ought to be distinguished from an idea of memory , though their resemblance has occasioned the same term ...
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