p. 60; Definition of sensation
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When making the analysis of matter we impliedly admitted two propositions: first, that sensation is the tertium quid which is interposed between the excitant of our sensory nerves and ourselves; secondly, that the aggregate of our sensations is all we can know of the outer world, so that it is correct to define this last as the collection of our present, past, and possible sensations.
— Alfred Binet
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Source: Wikiquote: "Alfred Binet" (Quotes, The Mind and the Brain, 1907: Alfred Binet. The mind and the brain, Translation of L'Âme et le Corps. London: Alfred Binet F. Legge. (1907 edition at archive.org.), BOOK II. THE DEFINITION OF MIND)
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About Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet (July 8, 1857 – October 18, 1911) was a French psychologist who invented the first practical intelligence test, the Binet-Simon scale, along with his collaborator Théodore Simon.
About Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet (July 8, 1857 – October 18, 1911) was a French psychologist who invented the first practical intelligence test, the Binet-Simon scale, along with his collaborator Théodore Simon.
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