Thinking, feeling, doing : an introduction to mental science / [E.W. Scripture].

  • Edward W. Scripture
Date:
1907
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Credit: Thinking, feeling, doing : an introduction to mental science / [E.W. Scripture]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER I WATCHING AND TESTING; OR OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT HE fundamental method of acquiring knowledge is observation, or watching. We watch our thoughts and feelings to know what goes on in our own minds; we watch the actions of others to draw conclusions concerning their thoughts and feelings. A great difficulty lies in the fact that the act of observing may change the person or thing to be ob- served. Every public man wears a mask, because he is watched. If we wish to know just what kind of a man he is, we must watch him in unsuspected mo- ments. A great deal of ridicule has been cast on the enthusiasts who pry into the most intimate details of a statesman’s or poet’s private life. In one respect these men are quite in the right. They say to them- selves, “ The public is interested in knowing just what the man really is when he has his mask off.” If there is anything wrong about this, it is not the method; just this method is to be used in acquir- ing all knowledge. In fact, I shall want you to watch the processes thinking, feeling, and doing, in exactly
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