 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1887 - Liczba stron: 742
...wide application, and that the phenomena of habit in living beings are due to the plasticity — which means the possession of a structure weak enough to...influence, but strong enough not to yield all at once — of the organic materials of which their bodies are composed. Thus a full account of habits implies... | |
 | William James - 1887 - Liczba stron: 26
...condition of its comparative permanence in the new form, and of the new habits the body then manifests. Plasticity, then, in the wide sense of the word, means...structure weak enough to yield to an influence, but strongenough not to yield all at once. Each relatively stable phase of equilibrium in such a structure... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1887 - Liczba stron: 702
...wide application, and that the phenomena of habit in living beings are due to the plasticity — which means the possession of a structure weak enough to...influence, but strong enough not to yield all at once — of the organic materials of which their bodies are composed. Thus a full account of habits implies... | |
 | William James - 1890 - Liczba stron: 720
...condition of its comparative permanence in the new form, and of the new habits the body then manifests. Plasticity, then, in the wide sense of the word, means...yield all at once. Each relatively stable phase of equilibrinm in such a structure is marked by what we may call a new set of habits. Organic matter,... | |
 | William James - 1890 - Liczba stron: 718
...comparative permanence in the new form, and of the new habits the body then manifests. Pl'^iiciLy, then, in the wide sense of the word, means the possession...yield all at once. Each relatively stable phase of equilibrinm in such a structure is marked by what we may call a new set of habits. Orgamc matter, especially... | |
 | William James - 1890 - Liczba stron: 80
...condition of its comparative permanence in the new form, and of the new habits the body then manifests^ Plasticity, then, in the wide )* sense of the word,...an influence, but strong enough not to yield all at onceA Each relatively stable phase of equilibrium in such a structure is marked by what we may call... | |
 | 1894 - Liczba stron: 722
...it. The phenomena of habit in living beings, says Mr. William James, are due to the plasticity — weak enough to yield to an influence, but strong enough not to yield all at once — of the organic materials of which their bodies are composed. The brain matter is plastic. It is... | |
 | Martha B. Mosher - 1898 - Liczba stron: 250
...the body be plastic enough to maintain its integrity and be not disrupted when its structure yields. Plasticity, then, in the wide sense of the word, means...influence, but strong enough not to yield all at once. Organic matter, especially nervous tissue, seems endowed with a very extraordinary degree of plasticity... | |
 | 1909 - Liczba stron: 860
...permanence]in~the new form, and of the new habits the bodythen manifests. Plastícity,then, in the wide senseof the |word, means the possession of a structure weak...yield to an influence, but strong enough not to yield ali at once . Each relatively stable phase of equilibrium in such a structure is marked by what we... | |
 | David R. Major - 1913 - Liczba stron: 440
...of the organic materials of which they are composed. By 'plasticity' is meant, to use James' words, "the possession of a structure weak enough to yield...influence, but strong enough not to yield all at once. Organic matter, especially nervous tissue', James observes, 'seems endowed with a very extraordinary... | |
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