The Nature of Metaphysical ThinkingMacmillan & Company Limited, 1945 - 238 pages |
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Page 62
... constructions from the perspectives of sense experience . If we consider sense experiences as symbols , in this ... construction out of the " projective " appearances . This means that the relation of our perceptual experience to nature ...
... constructions from the perspectives of sense experience . If we consider sense experiences as symbols , in this ... construction out of the " projective " appearances . This means that the relation of our perceptual experience to nature ...
Page 63
... constructions as well as with emphasis and elimination . Conscious thought goes beyond perception and attempts to translate a multiplicity of data into some definite form . The responsive activities of the organism provide data which ...
... constructions as well as with emphasis and elimination . Conscious thought goes beyond perception and attempts to translate a multiplicity of data into some definite form . The responsive activities of the organism provide data which ...
Page 170
... constructions built up out of some more primary situation of relatedness . And since the pro- cess of symbolic construction is also one of " transmutation ( to use Whitehead's word ) , neither can the relation of ideas to what is other ...
... constructions built up out of some more primary situation of relatedness . And since the pro- cess of symbolic construction is also one of " transmutation ( to use Whitehead's word ) , neither can the relation of ideas to what is other ...
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A. N. WHITEHEAD absolute abstract awareness becomes called Cassirer categorical proposition character claim co-ordinated coherence concepts concerned concrete universal conscious constructions Cosmological Argument depends Descartes described developed distinction drawn elements empirical ence existence express fact faith forms of thought function Gestalt Gestalt theory Hegel Hence human idealism idealist ideas intellectual interpretation intrinsic nature judgments of importance kind knowledge logical mathematical matter mean merely metaphysical analogies metaphysical theory mind mode models naïve realism natural theology neo-orthodox notion objects organism pattern percipient activity perspective phenomenal phenomenalist philosophy physical feelings physiological possible prehension presuppositions principle Professor Professor Price propositions question realissimum reality relation relationship religion religious symbolism response revelation scientific scientific models seek sensations sense data sense perception sensory significant spirit structure suggest symbolic forms theologian things Thomist Thomist philosophy tion total assertion tradition transcendent truth universe Whitehead whole word