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

Quote by Samuel Alexander

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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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.

Both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...