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The disturbed and perplexed situation arrests such direct activity temporarily . The tendency to continue acting nevertheless persists . It is diverted and takes the form of an idea or a suggestion . The idea of what to do when we find ...
The disturbed and perplexed situation arrests such direct activity temporarily . The tendency to continue acting nevertheless persists . It is diverted and takes the form of an idea or a suggestion . The idea of what to do when we find ...
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First , physical or direct sense excitation tends to distract attention from what is meant or indicated . Almost everyone will recall pointing out to a kitten or puppy an object of food , only to have the animal devote himself to the ...
First , physical or direct sense excitation tends to distract attention from what is meant or indicated . Almost everyone will recall pointing out to a kitten or puppy an object of food , only to have the animal devote himself to the ...
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In spite of the great extension of direct observation in our schools , the vast bulk of educational subject matter is derived from other sources - from textbook , lecture , and viva voce interchange . No educational question is of ...
In spite of the great extension of direct observation in our schools , the vast bulk of educational subject matter is derived from other sources - from textbook , lecture , and viva voce interchange . No educational question is of ...
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| Title | Gateway to the Great Books: Philosophical essays Volume 10 of Gateway to the Great Books, Robert Maynard Hutchins |
| Editors | Robert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler |
| Publisher | Encyclopędia Britannica, 1963 |
| Length | 644 pages |
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