The Elements of Psychology on the Principles of Beneke (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1871 Excerpt: ... taken together constitute the mind in the narrow sense of that word, and hence, the doveloped reason, or reason proper. (Compare. 10 at the end, and the note in 69 .) 80. Varied Combinationt of tlie Qualitiet of the Ftychical Powert. Temperaments. The innate qualities of the original powers of our soul wo are already acquainted with (sco 5, 7, 8, and 14). If we consider thcir mutual relations in general, we find that tenacity in all healthy souls is greater in the higher senses, lower in the lower ( 8): tensibility is sometimes greater in ono system of powers, sometimes in another ( 5): and quick-neu seems to be in the highest degreo peculiar to hearing ( 14), that is, tpeaking generally. For on comparing individual men together we find theso qualities very variously combined. To take the power of sight, for instance, we may find them in ono man, a. in a high degrco tenacious, sonsitive, and vivacious as woll; or whilo very tenacious, they may bo but moderately sensitive and vivacious; or they may join a high dogroo of tenacity with only small sensitiveness and vivacity. Moroover, they may bo b. only moderately tenacious, and in a high degree sensitive and vivacious; or but poorly tenacious and highly sensitive and lively, or e. they may bo moderately tenacious, and moderately sensitive and lively; or tbey may have a low degrco of tenacity combinod with little sensibility and vivacity. Thero are many other combinations of the kind; sinco every degree of tenacity, from the highest to the lowest, may be supposed to bo combined, and may really bo found in combination with every degree of sensitiveness and liveliness. - The subject which is merely sketched in this will be found theroughly dUcuMod i...