A Second Way of Knowing: The Riddle of Human Perception |
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... physicalist accounts of perception were no longer tenable , at least not in their classic form . It was an astonishing development . The war between physicalists and humanists had gone on since Aristotle's day , and there seemed to be ...
... physicalist accounts of perception were no longer tenable , at least not in their classic form . It was an astonishing development . The war between physicalists and humanists had gone on since Aristotle's day , and there seemed to be ...
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... Physicalists know this point and grant it . Hobson concedes that subjective powers can shape the contents of dreams ... physicalists who study dreams is how much their research forces them to concede to humanists . When it comes to ...
... Physicalists know this point and grant it . Hobson concedes that subjective powers can shape the contents of dreams ... physicalists who study dreams is how much their research forces them to concede to humanists . When it comes to ...
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... physicalist to reply . The silence comes less from contempt than bafflement . Physicalists believe the structure really is out there in the environment . The task is to discover it , not invent it . During my visit to Dallas Dr. Wiggins ...
... physicalist to reply . The silence comes less from contempt than bafflement . Physicalists believe the structure really is out there in the environment . The task is to discover it , not invent it . During my visit to Dallas Dr. Wiggins ...
Contents
A Division of Opinion | 3 |
Behind Every Effect Lies | 16 |
Before Psychology Became a Science | 30 |
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