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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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...

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...

The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something...

The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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 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...

What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification...

What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification...

Such being the nature of mental life, the business of psychology is primarily to describe...

Such being the nature of mental life, the business of psychology is primarily to describe...

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...

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

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

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...

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

Thus the same object may supply a practical perception to one person and a speculative...

Thus the same object may supply a practical perception to one person and a speculative...