But unfortunately Locke treated ideas of reflection as if they were another class of objects of contemplation beside ideas of sensation.

Quote by Samuel Alexander

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An object is not first imagined or thought about and then expected or willed, but...

An object is not first imagined or thought about and then expected or willed, but...

When we come to images or memories or thoughts, speculation, while always closely related to...

When we come to images or memories or thoughts, speculation, while always closely related to...

It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by...

It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by...

For psychological purposes the most important differences in conation are those in virtue of which...

For psychological purposes the most important differences in conation are those in virtue of which...

The mental act of sensation which issues in reflex movement is so simple as to...

The mental act of sensation which issues in reflex movement is so simple as to...

We cannot therefore say that mental acts contain a cognitive as well as a conative...

We cannot therefore say that mental acts contain a cognitive as well as a conative...

It is convenient to distinguish the two kinds of experience which have thus been described,...

It is convenient to distinguish the two kinds of experience which have thus been described,...

Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it...

Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it...

But though cognition is not an element of mental action, nor even in any real...

But though cognition is not an element of mental action, nor even in any real...

In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving,...

In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving,...

Mental life is indeed practical through and through. It begins in practice and it ends...

Mental life is indeed practical through and through. It begins in practice and it ends...

An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.

An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in...

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in...

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave...

Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave...

Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.

Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.

The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations...

The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations...

You can mark in desire the rising of the tide, as the appetite more and...

You can mark in desire the rising of the tide, as the appetite more and...

Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system...

Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system...

The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it...

The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it...