Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life.

Quote by Samuel Alexander

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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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...