Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 1M. Newman, 1822 - 587 pages |
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Page 273
... retina with one place of bodies more than with another ; and we have the authority also of obser- vation , in the celebrated case of the young man who was couched by Cheselden , and in other cases of the same 35 AFFECTIONS OF MIND , IN ...
... retina with one place of bodies more than with another ; and we have the authority also of obser- vation , in the celebrated case of the young man who was couched by Cheselden , and in other cases of the same 35 AFFECTIONS OF MIND , IN ...
Page 274
... - tions of distance , as that such notions should originally be produc- ed by different affections of the retina : and , as in sight and hear- 有 ing , so it is far from improbable , 274 ON THE MORE DEFINITE EXTERNAL.
... - tions of distance , as that such notions should originally be produc- ed by different affections of the retina : and , as in sight and hear- 有 ing , so it is far from improbable , 274 ON THE MORE DEFINITE EXTERNAL.
Page 285
... retina , —there is then instant sensation ; and when the brain itself is not in a sound state to a certain extent , or when the nerve which is diffused on a par- ticular organ is , either at this extremity of it , or in any part of its ...
... retina , —there is then instant sensation ; and when the brain itself is not in a sound state to a certain extent , or when the nerve which is diffused on a par- ticular organ is , either at this extremity of it , or in any part of its ...
Page 331
... retina on which the light may have fallen . Every physical point of our organ of touch , when exist- ing in a certain state , is capable of inducing in the mind a pecu- liar feeling , though no other physical point of the organ were af ...
... retina on which the light may have fallen . Every physical point of our organ of touch , when exist- ing in a certain state , is capable of inducing in the mind a pecu- liar feeling , though no other physical point of the organ were af ...
Page 415
... retina , is followed by a certain affec- tion of the sensorial organ , which is immediately followed by a certain affection of the sentient mind . This particular affection , which is more strictly and definitely termed the sensation or ...
... retina , is followed by a certain affec- tion of the sensorial organ , which is immediately followed by a certain affection of the sentient mind . This particular affection , which is more strictly and definitely termed the sensation or ...
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