The Nature of Metaphysical ThinkingMacmillan & Company Limited, 1945 - 238 pages |
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... sensations . But " sensation may be used in two ways . ( a ) It may be used to mean sensa " , or sense data , as contents of aware- ness ( e.g. colours , sounds , smells ) . This can be called the phenomenological meaning . ( b ) It may ...
... sensations . But " sensation may be used in two ways . ( a ) It may be used to mean sensa " , or sense data , as contents of aware- ness ( e.g. colours , sounds , smells ) . This can be called the phenomenological meaning . ( b ) It may ...
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... sensations in the latter meaning of the word they have already become phenomeno- logical sensations , i.e. contents of awareness ; in fact this looks like a tautology . We may therefore distinguish physio- " " logical cerebro - neural ...
... sensations in the latter meaning of the word they have already become phenomeno- logical sensations , i.e. contents of awareness ; in fact this looks like a tautology . We may therefore distinguish physio- " " logical cerebro - neural ...
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... sensations . So So " The physical universe is a structure . Of the x of which it is the structure , we only know that includes sensations in consciousness . To the question : What is x when it is not a sensation in any consciousness ...
... sensations . So So " The physical universe is a structure . Of the x of which it is the structure , we only know that includes sensations in consciousness . To the question : What is x when it is not a sensation in any consciousness ...
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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