Publisher's Synopsis
The Senses and the Intellect is a comprehensive book written by Alexander Bain that explores the relationship between our senses and intellect. The book delves into how our senses work and how they contribute to our understanding of the world around us. It also examines the role of the intellect in processing sensory information and how it helps us to make sense of our experiences.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which covers a different aspect of the senses and intellect. The first chapter provides an overview of the senses and their functions, while subsequent chapters explore topics such as perception, memory, imagination, and reasoning. The book also discusses the different types of sensory information, including visual, auditory, olfactory, and tactile sensations.Throughout the book, Bain draws on examples from everyday life to illustrate his points and provide readers with a better understanding of the complex relationship between the senses and intellect. He also includes numerous diagrams and illustrations to help readers visualize the concepts he discusses.Overall, The Senses and the Intellect is a fascinating and informative book that provides readers with a deeper understanding of how we perceive and process the world around us. It is a must-read for anyone interested in psychology, neuroscience, or the workings of the human mind.1868. Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and educationalist, was an early proponent of scientific psychology. Along with his friend, John Stuart Mill, Bain was a major proponent of the British school of empiricism: a theory which based all knowledge on basic sensory experiences and not on introspection. Bain's philosophical and scientific writings were completed during his twenty years as a professor at Aberdeen. The object of this treatise is to give a full and systematic account of two principal divisions of the science of the mind, -the Senses and the Intellect. The remaining two divisions, comprising the Emotions and the Will, will be the subject of a future treatise. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work