Animal intelligence (treatise).D. Appleton, 1882 - 520 pages |
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... reason of my entering into greater detail with some natural groups than with others scarcely requires explana- tion . For it is almost needless to say that if the animal kingdom were classified with reference to Psychology in- stead of ...
... reason of my entering into greater detail with some natural groups than with others scarcely requires explana- tion . For it is almost needless to say that if the animal kingdom were classified with reference to Psychology in- stead of ...
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... reason of this , of course , is that ideas or mental units become fewer and less definite the lower we descend through the structure of mind . It is not my object in the present work to enter upon . any analysis of the operations of ...
... reason of this , of course , is that ideas or mental units become fewer and less definite the lower we descend through the structure of mind . It is not my object in the present work to enter upon . any analysis of the operations of ...
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... reason , ' the psychology of an insect is demonstrably a widely different thing from that of a man . Now it is , of course , perfectly true that the less the resemblance the less is the value of any analogy built upon the resemblance ...
... reason , ' the psychology of an insect is demonstrably a widely different thing from that of a man . Now it is , of course , perfectly true that the less the resemblance the less is the value of any analogy built upon the resemblance ...
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... Reason . ' I shall not here enter upon any elaborate analysis of a distinction which is un- doubtedly valid , but shall confine my remarks to ex- plaining the sense in which I shall everywhere use these terms . Few words in our language ...
... Reason . ' I shall not here enter upon any elaborate analysis of a distinction which is un- doubtedly valid , but shall confine my remarks to ex- plaining the sense in which I shall everywhere use these terms . Few words in our language ...
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... reason . As Virchow truly observes , ' it is diffi- cult or impossible to draw the line between instinctive and reflex action ; ' but at least the difficulty may be narrowed down to deciding in particular cases whether or not an action ...
... reason . As Virchow truly observes , ' it is diffi- cult or impossible to draw the line between instinctive and reflex action ; ' but at least the difficulty may be narrowed down to deciding in particular cases whether or not an action ...
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