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... consciousness is an attribute , not of mind , but of me . When mind is objectified , or made an object of thought , it is not mind which is conscious of its own changes , but ' I ' am conscious of those changes . " For to change and to ...
... consciousness is an attribute , not of mind , but of me . When mind is objectified , or made an object of thought , it is not mind which is conscious of its own changes , but ' I ' am conscious of those changes . " For to change and to ...
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... consciousness of existence underlies the exercise of every function of mental life . The celebrated argument of Descartes , " I think , there- fore I am , " has been objected to , and with reason , on the ground that the conclusion ...
... consciousness of existence underlies the exercise of every function of mental life . The celebrated argument of Descartes , " I think , there- fore I am , " has been objected to , and with reason , on the ground that the conclusion ...
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... conscious of making an effort to move it , and this consciousness of effort is a consciousness of force ex- erted , of power in action , which is necessarily causal or causative , though in this instance too weak , or too little , for ...
... conscious of making an effort to move it , and this consciousness of effort is a consciousness of force ex- erted , of power in action , which is necessarily causal or causative , though in this instance too weak , or too little , for ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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