Samuel Alexander Quotes

Samuel Alexander — Australian Philosopher born on January 06, 1859, died on September 13, 1938

Samuel Alexander OM was an Australian-born British philosopher. He was the first Jewish fellow of an Oxbridge college... (wikipedia)

What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but a tree, and the tree itself, is a problem for philosophy.

It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by a satisfactory name.

Both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.

An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.

Samuel Alexander Quotes

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