Great Books of the Western World, 51. köideRobert Maynard Hutchins Encyclopædia Britannica, 1952 |
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... matter . The laws of Nature are nothing but the immutable hab- its which the different elementary sorts of matter follow in their actions and reactions upon each other . In the organic world , however , the habits are more variable than ...
... matter . The laws of Nature are nothing but the immutable hab- its which the different elementary sorts of matter follow in their actions and reactions upon each other . In the organic world , however , the habits are more variable than ...
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... matter.2 It must be noticed that the growth of structural modification in living matter may be more rapid than in any lifeless mass , because the incessant nutritive renovation of which the living matter is the seat tends often to ...
... matter.2 It must be noticed that the growth of structural modification in living matter may be more rapid than in any lifeless mass , because the incessant nutritive renovation of which the living matter is the seat tends often to ...
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... matter entirely clear . Professor Huxley says : The consciousness of brutes would appear to be related to the mechanism of their body simply as a collateral product of its working , and to be as completely without any power of modifying ...
... matter entirely clear . Professor Huxley says : The consciousness of brutes would appear to be related to the mechanism of their body simply as a collateral product of its working , and to be as completely without any power of modifying ...
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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