Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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Page 290
... nerves themselves , and then on the diversities of the motions which occur in the individual nerves . We have not , however , so many individual senses as individual nerves ; it is enough merely to distinguish seven chief different ...
... nerves themselves , and then on the diversities of the motions which occur in the individual nerves . We have not , however , so many individual senses as individual nerves ; it is enough merely to distinguish seven chief different ...
Page 291
... nerves by which another motion is excited in the brain which gives the soul the sensation of animal joy1 . In the same way when the blood is so thick that it flows badly into the ventricles of the heart , and is not there sufficiently ...
... nerves by which another motion is excited in the brain which gives the soul the sensation of animal joy1 . In the same way when the blood is so thick that it flows badly into the ventricles of the heart , and is not there sufficiently ...
Page 293
... nerves by their movements convey to it the diverse actions of the external objects which touch the parts of the body [ in which they are inserted ] . For , in the first place , there are many maladies which , though they affect the ...
... nerves by their movements convey to it the diverse actions of the external objects which touch the parts of the body [ in which they are inserted ] . For , in the first place , there are many maladies which , though they affect the ...
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