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their relationship to mind . He showed that the world is as it actually appears to our consciousness , by reason of “ the work of the mind ” ( endowed with certain faculties ) upon the data or raw material supplied by the senses .
their relationship to mind . He showed that the world is as it actually appears to our consciousness , by reason of “ the work of the mind ” ( endowed with certain faculties ) upon the data or raw material supplied by the senses .
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They exert every variety of talent on a lower ground , and may be said to live and act in a sub - mind . They have lost all commanding views in literature , philosophy , and science . A good Englishman shuts himself out of three fourths ...
They exert every variety of talent on a lower ground , and may be said to live and act in a sub - mind . They have lost all commanding views in literature , philosophy , and science . A good Englishman shuts himself out of three fourths ...
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It is the sturdiest prejudice in the public mind that religion is something by itself ; a department distinct from all other experiences , and to which the tests and judgment men are ready enough to show on other things , do not apply .
It is the sturdiest prejudice in the public mind that religion is something by itself ; a department distinct from all other experiences , and to which the tests and judgment men are ready enough to show on other things , do not apply .
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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| Title | Select Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson The Camelot series |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | W. Scott, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2005 |
| Length | 351 pages |
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