Lectures on the Philosophy of the Mind, Volumen2William Tait, 1846 - 562 páginas |
Términos y frases comunes
admit affections alliteration analogy analysis arise Aristotle ascribed assertors association association of ideas ception circumstances co-existence colour combined common complex conceive conception Condillac connexion consequence considered constitutes continued desire distinct doctrine Dr Reid emotion equally excited existence express external cause feeling of relation felt former genius gestion give ideas images imagination influence intellectual invention involved language laws of suggestion least Lecture less Malebranche manner memory mental merely mind mingled nature Nominalists notion original particular peculiar perceived perception perhaps Pharsalia phenomena philosophers pleasure present primary laws primary perception principle produced proposition proximity quadruped reason reference relative suggestion remark remembrance resemblance retina scarcely scene secondary laws sensation sensations of sight sense separate similar simple suggestion single speak species succession sugges supposed syllogism tence tendency term things tion trains of thought truly truth variety various vision visual perception vivid whole words
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Página 485 - is yet none of the most abstract, comprehensive, and difficult ;) for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is something imperfect that cannot exist ; an idea, wherein some parts of several different and inconsistent ideas are put together.
Página 368 - What is the gross sum that I owe thee ? " ' Hostess. Marry, if thou wert an honest man, thyself and thy money too. Thou didst swear to me on a parcel-gilt goblet, sitting in my Dolphin-chamber, at the round table, by a sea-coal fire, on Wednesday in Whitsun-week, when the Prince broke thy head for likening
Página 368 - thou, when she was gone down stairs, desire me to be no more so familiarity with such poor people, saying that ere long they should call me madam ? And didst thou not kiss me, and bid me fetch thee thirty shillings ? I put thee now to thy book oath, deny it if thou canst.'—Second Part Henry IV. Act
Página 322 - The naked negro, panting at the Line, Boasts of his golden sands, and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave." ' In vain may we labour to think, with
Página 244 - Perfumed with fresh fragrance, and glittering with dew. Nor yet for the ravage of winter I mourn, Kind Nature the embryo blossom will save. But when shall Spring visit the mouldering urn ? O ! when shall it dawn on the night of the grave
Página 321 - But where to find that happiest spot below, Who can direct, when all pretend to know ? The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his stormy
Página 296 - the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses,—whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present,—advances
Página 97 - Thus with the year Seasons return ;—but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom,
Página 283 - The meanest flow'ret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale, The common sun, the air, the skies, To him are opening paradise."
Página 235 - To which Portius, hanging over her in despair, immediately replies— " Thus, o'er the dying lamp, the unsteady flame Hangs quivering on a point, leaps off by fits, And falls again, as loath to quit its hold. Thou must not go ! My soul still hovers o'er thee, And can't get loose.