The Physical Basis of Mind

About this eBook

Author

Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878

Title

The Physical Basis of Mind Being the Second Series of Problems of Life and Mind.

Credits

Produced by MWS, Bryan Ness, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

Subject

Mind and body

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60212

Release Date

September 1, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF MIND.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — PROBLEM I. THE NATURE OF LIFE.
4. 4.THE NATURE OF LIFE. — CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM STATED. — THE POSITION OF BIOLOGY. — ORGANISMS. — VITAL FORCE. — VITAL FORCE CONTROLLING PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL FORCES.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. DEFINITIONS OF LIFE.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. ORGANISM, ORGANIZATION, AND ORGANIC SUBSTANCE. — ORGANISM AND MEDIUM. — THE HYPOTHESIS OF GERMINAL MATTER. — ORGANISMS AND MACHINES;
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. THE PROPERTIES AND FUNCTIONS. — DOES THE FUNCTION DETERMINE THE ORGAN?
8. 8.CHAPTER V. EVOLUTION. — NATURAL SELECTION AND ORGANIC AFFINITY. — RECAPITULATION. — PROBLEM II. THE NERVOUS MECHANISM.
9. 9.THE NERVOUS MECHANISM. — CHAPTER I. SURVEY OF THE SYSTEM. — THE EARLY FORMS OF NERVE CENTRES. — THE PERIPHERAL SYSTEM. — GANGLIA AND CENTRES,
10. 10.CHAPTER II. THE FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
11. 11.CHAPTER III. NEURILITY. — ORIGIN OF NERVE-FORCE. — THE HYPOTHESIS OF SPECIFIC ENERGIES.
12. 12.CHAPTER IV. SENSIBILITY.
13. 13.CHAPTER V. ACTION WITHOUT NERVE-CENTRES.
14. 14.CHAPTER VI. WHAT IS TAUGHT BY EMBRYOLOGY?
15. 15.CHAPTER VII. THE ELEMENTARY STRUCTURE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. — DIFFICULTIES OF THE INVESTIGATION. — THE NERVE-CELL. — THE NERVES. — THE NEUROGLIA. — THE RELATIONS OF THE ORGANITES. — RECAPITULATION.
16. 16.CHAPTER VIII. THE LAWS OF NERVOUS ACTIVITY. — THE ENERGY OF NEURILITY. — THE PROPAGATION OF EXCITATION. — STIMULI. — STIMULATION. — THE LAW OF DISCHARGE. — THE LAW OF ARREST. — THE HYPOTHESIS OF INHIBITORY CENTRES. — ANATOMICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE LAWS. — PROBLEM III. ANIMAL AUTOMATISM.
17. 17.ANIMAL AUTOMATISM. — CHAPTER I. THE COURSE OF MODERN THOUGHT.
18. 18.CHAPTER II. THE VITAL MECHANISM.
19. 19.CHAPTER III. THE RELATION OF BODY AND MIND.
20. 20.CHAPTER IV. CONSCIOUSNESS AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS. 211
21. 21.CHAPTER V. VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS.
22. 22.CHAPTER VI. THE PROBLEM STATED.
23. 23.CHAPTER VII. IS FEELING AN AGENT? — PROBLEM IV. THE REFLEX THEORY.
24. 24.THE REFLEX THEORY. — CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM STATED.
25. 25.CHAPTER II. DEDUCTIONS FROM GENERAL LAWS.
26. 26.CHAPTER III. INDUCTIONS FROM PARTICULAR OBSERVATIONS. — CEREBRAL REFLEXES. — DISCRIMINATION. — MEMORY. — INSTINCT. — THE MECHANISM OF INSTINCT. — ACQUISITION.
27. 27.CHAPTER IV. NEGATIVE INDUCTIONS.
28. 28.FOOTNOTES
29. 29.Transcriber’s Notes

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