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extended like cords from there to the brain , when they are contracted in the foot , at the same time contract the inmost portions of the brain which is their extremity and place of origin , and then excite a certain movement which ...
extended like cords from there to the brain , when they are contracted in the foot , at the same time contract the inmost portions of the brain which is their extremity and place of origin , and then excite a certain movement which ...
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... brain alone , yet either disorder or altogether take away from us the use of our senses ; just like sleep itself which affects the brain alone , and yet every day takes from us during a great part of our time the faculty of perception ...
... brain alone , yet either disorder or altogether take away from us the use of our senses ; just like sleep itself which affects the brain alone , and yet every day takes from us during a great part of our time the faculty of perception ...
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... brain , from whence it radiates forth through all the remainder of the body by means of the animal spirits , nerves , and even the blood , which , participating in the impressions of the spirits , can carry them by the arteries into all ...
... brain , from whence it radiates forth through all the remainder of the body by means of the animal spirits , nerves , and even the blood , which , participating in the impressions of the spirits , can carry them by the arteries into all ...
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A. K. Coomaraswamy action animal spirits Aristotle arteries ARTICLE attribute believe blood body brain C. E. M. Joad C. I. Lewis cause certainly chiliagon clear clearly and distinctly colour conceive concept consider contrary corporeal corporeal substance deceived deduced depend Descartes desire difficulty Dioptrics discover distinct diverse doubt earth easily effect Epistemon error esteem Eudoxus evil excited exist explained extension fact faculty false feel figure follow hatred heart heat human idea imagination inasmuch judge judgment knowledge Leibniz less likewise magnet magnitude mathematics matter Max Born means method mind mode motion move movement muscles nature nerves never objects observe opinions ourselves Paperbound passions perceive perception perfect pertain philosophy Polyander possess present PRINCIPLE proceed reason recognise regard RENÉ DESCARTES rule sadness sciences sensations senses simple soul species spleen substance sufficient T. L. Heath things thought true truth understanding Upanishads