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... matter . The sensation produced by this action on the human body is heat ; and pain is no- thing more than excessive heat resulting from exces- sive action . Organized matter possesses a certain property called excitability , which is ...
... matter . The sensation produced by this action on the human body is heat ; and pain is no- thing more than excessive heat resulting from exces- sive action . Organized matter possesses a certain property called excitability , which is ...
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... matter , and uni- versally pervades every conceivable atom : vital motion is the organic efficiency of matter , and heat is the impression only , which that power makes on animal sensation . In this view of the nature of vital power ...
... matter , and uni- versally pervades every conceivable atom : vital motion is the organic efficiency of matter , and heat is the impression only , which that power makes on animal sensation . In this view of the nature of vital power ...
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... matter ! Could not our author have boldly and plainly at once have informed us that he looked upon mind as a property of matter ? In order to render matter more capable of serving all its own purposes without the intervention of a ...
... matter ! Could not our author have boldly and plainly at once have informed us that he looked upon mind as a property of matter ? In order to render matter more capable of serving all its own purposes without the intervention of a ...
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