Such being the nature of mental life, the business of psychology is primarily to describe in detail the various forms which attention or conation assumes upon the different levels of that life. Samuel Alexander assumeattentionbusiness Change image and share on social
An object is not first imagined or thought about and then expected or willed, but in being actively expected it is imagined as future and in being willed it is thought. Samuel Alexander activelyexpectfuture Change image and share on social
The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental. Samuel Alexander actexperiencemental Change image and share on social
The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects. Samuel Alexander actdistinguishobject Change image and share on social
What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but a tree, and the tree itself, is a problem for philosophy. Samuel Alexander makemeanmind share on social
The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations of varying degrees of warmth or by desires of varying degrees of coldness. Samuel Alexander coldcoldnessdegree Change image and share on social
