“The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it is the perception.Quote by Samuel AlexanderTopics: Quotes about Samuel AlexanderShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Such being the nature of mental life, the business of psychology is primarily to describe...#Samuel Alexander
Both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.#Expectations
An object is not first imagined or thought about and then expected or willed, but...#Samuel Alexander
But unfortunately Locke treated ideas of reflection as if they were another class of objects...#Contemplation
It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in...#Samuel Alexander
Thus the same object may supply a practical perception to one person and a speculative...#Samuel Alexander
The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations...#Samuel Alexander
Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave...#Samuel Alexander
