Project Gutenberg 2007-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 80 Romanes, George John 1848 1894 Romanes, G.-J. Romanes, George J. Romanes, G. J. Mind and Motion and Monism Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Mind and Motion and Monism" by George John Romanes is a philosophical work written in the late 19th century. The text explores the intricate relationship between the mind, motion, and the concept of monism, engaging with various philosophical perspectives including spiritualism and materialism. Through a scientific lens, Romanes examines the physiological basis of mental processes and posits a monistic view that seeks to reconcile the mind-body dualism prevalent in philosophical discourse. The opening of this work introduces the author's contemplation of historical ideas in psychology and introduces key themes that will be developed throughout the text. Romanes discusses Thomas Hobbes' early contributions to psychological thought, particularly regarding the relationship between motion and perception. He further elaborates on the mechanisms of the nervous system and how they relate to mind and consciousness. The foundational argument is presented that knowledge is fundamentally linked to motion, establishing a groundwork for his more extensive discussions on monism that follow later in the work. This sets the stage for a deep exploration of the interplay between mind and matter, challenging materialism through a nuanced understanding of consciousness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Monism BD Text Philosophy Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 302550 302534 2024-10-09T14:53:16.845681 2023-09-10T06:20:29.957183 text/html text/html 303070 2007-08-09T08:23:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 188622 2007-08-09T08:23:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 288383 2024-10-09T14:53:24.719671 application/epub+zip 290463 2024-10-09T14:53:20.349676 application/epub+zip 176583 2024-10-09T14:53:18.967699 application/epub+zip 440867 2024-10-09T14:53:28.056659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412337 2024-10-09T14:53:23.802835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272803 2022-09-10T12:22:34.969762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277325 277200 2024-10-09T14:53:16.201744 2023-09-10T06:20:29.504157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 277144 2007-08-09T08:23:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 92666 2007-08-09T08:23:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277142 2007-08-09T08:23:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92629 2007-08-09T08:23:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21911 2024-10-09T14:53:28.192627 application/rdf+xml 12089 2024-10-09T14:53:19.524674 image/jpeg 3078 2024-10-09T14:53:19.244679 image/jpeg 276127 2024-10-09T14:53:16.877701 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia