Sight And Touch: An Attempt to Disprove the Received (Or Berkeleian) Theory ...
Sight And Touch: An Attempt to Disprove the Received (Or Berkeleian) Theory ...
Abbott, Thomas Kingsmill, 1829-1913
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Now, it is clear that in rowing we are not conscious of the progress of the boat ; but we have seen above that as far as regards the act of motion the leg is as much an external in- istrument as the oar.* It being apparent then that the motion of the hand cannot give the idea of space if we do not suppose it already present, there remained nothing for the advocates of the muscular theory but to dcAy the idea of space altogether, or in other words, to identify it with muscular exertion. Accordin...gly, this is what Mr. Bain and others have done, as we have seen in the passages already cited : "the material of recollection of one foot is an arm impression." They have only involved themselves thereby in increased difficulties. I shall not argue the question on the higher psychological grounds, but shall show directly the absurdity of the reduction. Indeed the obvious differences between the two ideas are so great that ♦ On the theory of walking, &c., see the Webers, " Mechanik der Menachl.
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