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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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...