The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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Page 46
... distinct from a smell , could a field of consciousness consist- ing of smells be followed at once by one in which sounds had part ? And , as regards the blind coming to see , we must remember not only that the blind have eyes but that ...
... distinct from a smell , could a field of consciousness consist- ing of smells be followed at once by one in which sounds had part ? And , as regards the blind coming to see , we must remember not only that the blind have eyes but that ...
Page 47
... distinct the longer the time that has elapsed between their exits and their re - entrances . Nobody hesi- tates to regard such obliviscence as a psychological fact ; why , then , should we hesitate to suppose that presenta- tions , even ...
... distinct the longer the time that has elapsed between their exits and their re - entrances . Nobody hesi- tates to regard such obliviscence as a psychological fact ; why , then , should we hesitate to suppose that presenta- tions , even ...
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... distinct from special presentations , should in any way confound the two . The mistake , if mistake indeed it be , is perhaps accounted for by the fact that Dr Bain , in common with the rest of his school , nowhere dis- tinguishes ...
... distinct from special presentations , should in any way confound the two . The mistake , if mistake indeed it be , is perhaps accounted for by the fact that Dr Bain , in common with the rest of his school , nowhere dis- tinguishes ...
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... distinct presentation . But nothing of this kind holds of ( c ) . In passing from a load of 10 b to one of 20 b , or from the sound of a note to that of its octave , it is possible to make the change continuously , and to esti- mate it ...
... distinct presentation . But nothing of this kind holds of ( c ) . In passing from a load of 10 b to one of 20 b , or from the sound of a note to that of its octave , it is possible to make the change continuously , and to esti- mate it ...
Page 52
... distinct not only from the subject attending but from all presentations whatever to which it attends . Here again the actual separation is impossible , because this factor in perception has been so intertwined throughout our mental ...
... distinct not only from the subject attending but from all presentations whatever to which it attends . Here again the actual separation is impossible , because this factor in perception has been so intertwined throughout our mental ...
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