Theories of the MindJordan M. Scher An anthology of short stories and poetry, particularly stories with morals, collected from the literature read by children of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. |
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Jordan M. Scher. The Problem of Definition Although the word , emotion , appears to convey meaning to all , there is no universally accepted definition , and the achievement of one seems unlikely in the near future . As English and ...
Jordan M. Scher. The Problem of Definition Although the word , emotion , appears to convey meaning to all , there is no universally accepted definition , and the achievement of one seems unlikely in the near future . As English and ...
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... definition reveals that our language habits do much of our thinking for us . If there is " thinking , " the dictionary definition of mind implies , there must be " something " which does the thinking . " To think " is a verb , and our ...
... definition reveals that our language habits do much of our thinking for us . If there is " thinking , " the dictionary definition of mind implies , there must be " something " which does the thinking . " To think " is a verb , and our ...
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... define " mind , " but merely to contribute to a movement " toward a definition . " This mandate not only absolves us from any pretensions to completeness , but also permits a certain freedom of conjecture and the airing of imprecise ...
... define " mind , " but merely to contribute to a movement " toward a definition . " This mandate not only absolves us from any pretensions to completeness , but also permits a certain freedom of conjecture and the airing of imprecise ...
Contents
Ethology Comparative Biodynamics and Psychoanalytic Research | 15 |
The Concept of Mind in the Framework of Genetics | 65 |
Some Speculations on the Psychophysiology of Mind | 80 |
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