Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 489
... perception , the mind both acts and is acted upon . Let us attend however to the reafons which , on this occafion , in- duce him to think that in perception there is no ac- tion either of the object on the mind or of the mind on the ...
... perception , the mind both acts and is acted upon . Let us attend however to the reafons which , on this occafion , in- duce him to think that in perception there is no ac- tion either of the object on the mind or of the mind on the ...
Page 490
... perception the mind as not at all : but this is directly contrary to his definition of per- ception , which he calls an ACT of the mind : it is like- wife contrary to his theory of perception , as it is de- tailed in the Inquiry into ...
... perception the mind as not at all : but this is directly contrary to his definition of per- ception , which he calls an ACT of the mind : it is like- wife contrary to his theory of perception , as it is de- tailed in the Inquiry into ...
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... perception , impreffions are made upon the organs of kind except Dr Priestley and one or two others , External fenfe , which are communicated to the brain ; and , by whofe paradoxes we fhall confider afterwards . Now objects ope.fome ...
... perception , impreffions are made upon the organs of kind except Dr Priestley and one or two others , External fenfe , which are communicated to the brain ; and , by whofe paradoxes we fhall confider afterwards . Now objects ope.fome ...
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