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

Quote by Samuel Alexander

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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,...

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...