The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental.

Quote by Samuel Alexander

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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...