The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895W. Blackwood and Sons, 1896 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina vi
... conscious , but guided by heredity . - In- telligent action . — The actor is conscious , guided by intelligence resulting from experience or observation . The will stimulated by motives . — Appe- tites . - Fear and other prudential ...
... conscious , but guided by heredity . - In- telligent action . — The actor is conscious , guided by intelligence resulting from experience or observation . The will stimulated by motives . — Appe- tites . - Fear and other prudential ...
Pagina 38
... consciousness , and is the seat of whatever powers of perception , thought , or will the animal possesses . This also gives rise to the effer- ent or motor impulses , which are conveyed by ( 3 ) a motor fibril to the corresponding ...
... consciousness , and is the seat of whatever powers of perception , thought , or will the animal possesses . This also gives rise to the effer- ent or motor impulses , which are conveyed by ( 3 ) a motor fibril to the corresponding ...
Pagina 75
... consciousness , thought , and will , and from which no nerves proceed . Whether the primitive vertebrate had any cerebrum is still uncer- 2. The mid - brain , which sends nerves to the eyes , and in this respect reminds us of the brain ...
... consciousness , thought , and will , and from which no nerves proceed . Whether the primitive vertebrate had any cerebrum is still uncer- 2. The mid - brain , which sends nerves to the eyes , and in this respect reminds us of the brain ...
Pagina 117
... conscious of its food . It recognizes it partially by touch , perhaps also by feeling the waves caused by its approach . It seems also to recognize food at a little distance by a power comparable to our sense of smell . Stronger im ...
... conscious of its food . It recognizes it partially by touch , perhaps also by feeling the waves caused by its approach . It seems also to recognize food at a little distance by a power comparable to our sense of smell . Stronger im ...
Pagina 118
... conscious merely of objects , and its main effort is to gain a clearer and clearer perception of these . Now it is led to undertake , so to speak , the work of a sense - organ of a higher grade . It begins to directly see invisible ...
... conscious merely of objects , and its main effort is to gain a clearer and clearer perception of these . Now it is led to undertake , so to speak , the work of a sense - organ of a higher grade . It begins to directly see invisible ...
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