The Principles of Psychology, Volume 2 (of 2)

CHAPTER XXI.

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THE PERCEPTION OF REALITY

Belief and its opposites. The various orders of reality. 'Practical' realities. The sense of our own bodily existence is the nucleus of all reality. The paramount reality of sensations. The influence of emotion and active impulse on belief. Belief in theories. Doubt. Relations of belief and will.