The Principles of Psychology, Volumen2D. Appleton, 1882 |
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... conceived unequal , unless the remaining terms are unequal . And just as two magnitudes placed side by side , cannot be perceived unequal without its being at the same time per- ceived which is the greater ; so , of two IMPERFECT AND ...
... conceived unequal , unless the remaining terms are unequal . And just as two magnitudes placed side by side , cannot be perceived unequal without its being at the same time per- ceived which is the greater ; so , of two IMPERFECT AND ...
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... conceived as a necessary relation ; the other , a particular relation of co- existence , in which one term is not perceived but is implied by the presence of the accompanying term . formulate an example : - ( Tangible substance ) A ...
... conceived as a necessary relation ; the other , a particular relation of co- existence , in which one term is not perceived but is implied by the presence of the accompanying term . formulate an example : - ( Tangible substance ) A ...
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... conceive all their times of occurrence as measured from some past datum . Our course is to compare the lengths of these times , and to recognize the inferiority of the length A to the length C , by means of the known relations they ...
... conceive all their times of occurrence as measured from some past datum . Our course is to compare the lengths of these times , and to recognize the inferiority of the length A to the length C , by means of the known relations they ...
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... conceive that it has reached its present position , without having passed through positions intermediate between that ... conceived as one with an infinity of such relations ; differing in detail , but alike in presenting uni- formity of ...
... conceive that it has reached its present position , without having passed through positions intermediate between that ... conceived as one with an infinity of such relations ; differing in detail , but alike in presenting uni- formity of ...
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... conceived , those of imperfect qualitative reasoning can have their negations conceived with greater or less difficulty . The approximation of the two is , however , so close , that some members of the second class may readily be ...
... conceived , those of imperfect qualitative reasoning can have their negations conceived with greater or less difficulty . The approximation of the two is , however , so close , that some members of the second class may readily be ...
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accompanying actions æsthetic antecedent arise asserted attri attributes axiom become before-known body cause changes in consciousness chapter classification coexistent positions cognition colour complex conceived conception conclusion connatural connexion consciousness of space considered correlations definite degree developed elements equal established excited existence experiences extension external eyes fact faint feelings further Hence ideas implies impressions induction inference intensive quantities intuition involved kind known less magnitudes manifest mental mind motion muscular tension nature nervous ness nexions objective correlations objective sciences observed pain particular perceived perception phenomena predicated premiss present produced proposition quantitative reasoning recognized reflex action rela relation of coexistence relation of ideas represented resistance respect retina riences sciousness sensations sentiments sequence simultaneously Sir William Hamilton sound structure subject and object successive suppose surface syllogism symbols tactual things thought tion touch truth unlike visual visual perception vivid aggregate words
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Página 342 - ALL the objects of human reason or enquiry may naturally be divided into two kinds, to wit. Relations of Ideas, and Matters of Fact. Of the first kind are the sciences of Geometry, Algebra, and Arithmetic; and in short, every affirmation which is either intuitively or demonstratively certain.
Página 24 - If a side of any triangle be produced, the exterior angle is equal to the two interior and opposite angles ; and the three interior angles of every triangle are equal to two right angles.
Página 342 - Matters of fact, which are the second objects of human reason, are not ascertained in the same manner; nor is our evidence of their truth, however great, of a like nature with the foregoing. The contrary of every matter of fact is still possible; because it can never imply a contradiction, and is conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness, as if ever so conformable to reality.
Página 199 - The sense of space, and in the end the sense of time, were both powerfully affected. Buildings, landscapes, &c. were exhibited in proportions so vast as the bodily eye is not fitted to receive. Space swelled, and was amplified to an extent of unutterable infinity.
Página 347 - Propositions of this kind are discoverable by the mere operation of thought, without dependence on what is anywhere existent in the universe.
Página 321 - I can imagine a man with two heads, or the upper parts of a man joined to the body of a horse. I can consider the hand, the eye, the nose, each by itself abstracted or separated from the rest of the body. But then, whatever hand or eye I imagine, it must have some particular shape and colour.
Página 329 - By the term impression, then, I mean all our more lively perceptions, when we hear, or see, or feel, or love, or hate, or desire, or will. And impressions are distinguished from ideas, which are the less lively perceptions of which we are conscious when we reflect on any of those sensations or movements above mentioned.
Página 404 - Accordingly, no geometrical proposition, as, for instance, that any two sides of a triangle are greater than the third side, can ever be derived from the general conceptions of line and triangle, but only from perception.
Página 357 - Elsewhere he unites these statements, saying — " but space and time are not merely forms of sensuous intuition, but intuitions themselves.
Página 321 - And it is equally impossible for me to form the abstract idea of motion distinct from the body moving, and which is neither swift nor slow, curvilinear nor rectilinear ; and the like may be said of all other abstract general ideas whatsoever.