Great Books of the Western World, 51. köideRobert Maynard Hutchins Encyclop¿dia Britannica, 1952 |
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Page 86
... caused by molecular changes of the brain - substance . It seems to me that in men , as in brutes , there is no proof that any state of consciousness is the cause of change in the motion of the matter of the organism . If these positions ...
... caused by molecular changes of the brain - substance . It seems to me that in men , as in brutes , there is no proof that any state of consciousness is the cause of change in the motion of the matter of the organism . If these positions ...
Page 87
... causing nerve - actions , cannot even cause each other . To ordinary common sense , felt pain is , as such , not only the cause of outward tears and cries , but also the cause of such inward events as sorrow , compunction , desire , or ...
... causing nerve - actions , cannot even cause each other . To ordinary common sense , felt pain is , as such , not only the cause of outward tears and cries , but also the cause of such inward events as sorrow , compunction , desire , or ...
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... cause , " Nature lets us substitute " the effect is the cause , " so soon as she lets us conceive both effect and cause as the same mole- cules , in two successive positions . But all around these incipient successes ( as all around the ...
... cause , " Nature lets us substitute " the effect is the cause , " so soon as she lets us conceive both effect and cause as the same mole- cules , in two successive positions . But all around these incipient successes ( as all around the ...
Contents
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN | 8 |
Reflex semireflex and voluntary acts The Frogs nervecentres General | 17 |
ON SOME GENERAL CONDITIONS OF BRAINACTIVITY | 53 |
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