For psychological purposes the most important differences in conation are those in virtue of which the object is revealed as sensed or perceived or imaged or remembered or thought. Samuel Alexander conationdifferenceimage Change image and share on social
Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave about the object images of future fruition, and to clothe the desired object with properties calculated to inflame the impulse. Samuel Alexander begincalculateclothe share on social
The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it is the perception. Samuel Alexander actmindobject Change image and share on social
Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self. Samuel Alexander desireinvadeinvasion share on social
It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment. Samuel Alexander actaddcontemplate Change image and share on social
The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects. Samuel Alexander actdistinguishobject Change image and share on social
When we come to images or memories or thoughts, speculation, while always closely related to practice, is more explicit, and it is in fact not immediately obvious that such processes can be described in any sense as practical. Samuel Alexander closelyexplicitfact share on social
You can mark in desire the rising of the tide, as the appetite more and more invades the personality, appealing, as it does, not merely to the sensory side of the self, but to its ideal components as well. Samuel Alexander appealappetitecomponent share on social
Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis. Samuel Alexander actanalysisbegin Change image and share on social
It is convenient to distinguish the two kinds of experience which have thus been described, the experienc-ing and the experienc-ed, by technical words. Samuel Alexander convenientdistinguishexperienc Change image and share on social
