Basic Problems of Philosophy: Selected ReadingsDaniel J. Bronstein, Yervant Hovhannes Krikorian, Philip Paul Wiener |
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... perceive it , or that some other spirit actually does perceive it . There was an odour , that is , it was smelt ; there was a sound , that is , it was heard ; a colour or figure , and it was perceived by sight or touch . This is all ...
... perceive it , or that some other spirit actually does perceive it . There was an odour , that is , it was smelt ; there was a sound , that is , it was heard ; a colour or figure , and it was perceived by sight or touch . This is all ...
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... perceive the world as we do perceive it , but the more completely we understand organs , nerves , and brain , the less we think of ever discovering in them that world of varied objects and events . Now this fact has led , as it led with ...
... perceive the world as we do perceive it , but the more completely we understand organs , nerves , and brain , the less we think of ever discovering in them that world of varied objects and events . Now this fact has led , as it led with ...
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... perceive red ? Is it not a deafening noise ? Of those two things we perceive , is not one longer than the other ? Has not what we perceive mo- mentum and weight ? Is it not , then , plainly repugnant to con- clude that the contents of ...
... perceive red ? Is it not a deafening noise ? Of those two things we perceive , is not one longer than the other ? Has not what we perceive mo- mentum and weight ? Is it not , then , plainly repugnant to con- clude that the contents of ...
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