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What is sense?
Sense is the representation of an object's quality or accident that affects the body's organs of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
What is the origin of sense?
The origin of sense is the external body or object that presses the organ proper to each sense, making it work and produce different appearances.
What is imagination?
Imagination is nothing but decaying sense and is found in men and many other living creatures both asleep and awake.
What is memory?
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What is experience?
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What is the difference between simple and compound imagination?
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What are dreams?
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What causes dreams?
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Why is the distinction between sense and dreaming difficult?
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What are the author's views on superstitious fears and beliefs?
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What is the author's view on the belief in fairies and ghosts?
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What is the author's view on the power of witches?
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What is the relationship between sense and imagination?
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What is the difference between imagination and memory?
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What is experience according to the text?
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What are the two types of imagination?
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What are dreams and how are they caused?
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How are visions or apparitions difficult to differentiate from waking thoughts?
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What is the author's view on ghosts in churchyards?
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What does the author believe about witches?
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What does the author think about the fear of spirits and the belief in their power?
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What does the author advocate for in regards to superstition?
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What impact does the author believe the removal of superstitious beliefs would have on society?
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What is the significance of sensible qualities according to the text?
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What is the cause of vision, hearing, and understanding according to philosophy schools?
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What is the relationship between imagination and sense?
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What is the relationship between imagination and memory?
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What is the difference between simple and compound imagination?
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What is the cause of dreams according to the text?
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Study Notes
Philosophical Analysis of Sense, Imagination, and Dreams
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Sense is the representation of an object's quality or accident that affects the body's organs of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
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The origin of sense is the external body or object that presses the organ proper to each sense, making it work and produce different appearances.
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Sense is nothing but original fancy caused by the motion of external things on our organs of sense, while the objects themselves have sensible qualities that are diverse motions of matter.
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Imagination is nothing but decaying sense and is found in men and many other living creatures both asleep and awake.
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Memory is the decay of sense, and both imagination and memory are one thing that has different names.
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Experience is much memory or memory of many things.
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The former type of imagination is simple imagination, while the latter is compound imagination.
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Dreams are the imaginations of people who sleep, and they have been perceived by sense either wholly or partially.
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Dreams are caused by the disturbance of some of the body's internal parts, which keep the brain and other organs in motion.
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The distinction between sense and dreaming is difficult because dreams are caused by different disturbances of the body's internal parts, which cause various dreams.
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Visions or apparitions are difficult to differentiate from waking thoughts when a person is full of fearful thoughts and sleeps without the usual circumstances of going to bed or putting off clothes.
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Even people who are awake and alone in the dark can be subject to fancies and believe they see spirits and dead men if they are timorous and superstitious.On Superstitious Fears and Beliefs
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Ghosts in churchyards are either a product of people's imagination or a trick played by those who use such fears to conceal their true identities at night.
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The inability to distinguish between dreams and reality gave rise to the worship of mythological creatures by the ancients and the belief in fairies, ghosts, and witches by modern people.
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The author does not believe in the power of witches but thinks that they are punished for their false beliefs and intentions.
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The belief in fairies and ghosts is purposely taught or not refuted to keep the use of exorcism, crosses, holy water, and other ghostly inventions in practice.
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However, God can create unnatural apparitions, but it is not a point of Christian faith to fear them more than the disruption of the natural order.
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Evil people misuse the belief that God can do anything to propagate lies and deceit.
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A wise person should only believe what is reasonable and credible, not what is said by those who abuse the people's superstitions.
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The removal of superstitious fears and beliefs, such as prognostication from dreams and false prophecies, would make people better suited for civil obedience.
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Crafty and ambitious people use the fears and beliefs of the common people to manipulate and control them.
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The fear of spirits and the belief in their power is a hindrance to the progress of science and reason.
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The author advocates for the use of reason and rationality over superstition and blind faith.
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The removal of superstitious beliefs can lead to a more just and equitable society.
Philosophical Analysis of Sense, Imagination, and Dreams
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Sense is the representation of an object's quality or accident that affects the body's organs of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
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The origin of sense is the external body or object that presses the organ proper to each sense, making it work and produce different appearances.
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Sense is nothing but original fancy caused by the motion of external things on our organs of sense, while the objects themselves have sensible qualities that are diverse motions of matter.
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Imagination is nothing but decaying sense and is found in men and many other living creatures both asleep and awake.
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Memory is the decay of sense, and both imagination and memory are one thing that has different names.
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Experience is much memory or memory of many things.
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The former type of imagination is simple imagination, while the latter is compound imagination.
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Dreams are the imaginations of people who sleep, and they have been perceived by sense either wholly or partially.
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Dreams are caused by the disturbance of some of the body's internal parts, which keep the brain and other organs in motion.
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The distinction between sense and dreaming is difficult because dreams are caused by different disturbances of the body's internal parts, which cause various dreams.
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Visions or apparitions are difficult to differentiate from waking thoughts when a person is full of fearful thoughts and sleeps without the usual circumstances of going to bed or putting off clothes.
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Even people who are awake and alone in the dark can be subject to fancies and believe they see spirits and dead men if they are timorous and superstitious.On Superstitious Fears and Beliefs
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Ghosts in churchyards are either a product of people's imagination or a trick played by those who use such fears to conceal their true identities at night.
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The inability to distinguish between dreams and reality gave rise to the worship of mythological creatures by the ancients and the belief in fairies, ghosts, and witches by modern people.
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The author does not believe in the power of witches but thinks that they are punished for their false beliefs and intentions.
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The belief in fairies and ghosts is purposely taught or not refuted to keep the use of exorcism, crosses, holy water, and other ghostly inventions in practice.
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However, God can create unnatural apparitions, but it is not a point of Christian faith to fear them more than the disruption of the natural order.
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Evil people misuse the belief that God can do anything to propagate lies and deceit.
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A wise person should only believe what is reasonable and credible, not what is said by those who abuse the people's superstitions.
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The removal of superstitious fears and beliefs, such as prognostication from dreams and false prophecies, would make people better suited for civil obedience.
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Crafty and ambitious people use the fears and beliefs of the common people to manipulate and control them.
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The fear of spirits and the belief in their power is a hindrance to the progress of science and reason.
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The author advocates for the use of reason and rationality over superstition and blind faith.
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The removal of superstitious beliefs can lead to a more just and equitable society.
On Sense, Imagination, Memory, and Dreams
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Sense is the representation of an external object that works on the organs of the body and produces different appearances.
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The cause of sense is the external body or object that presses the specific sense organ, causing a resistance in the brain and heart.
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Sensible qualities are nothing but diverse motions in the object that causes them, and their appearance to us is fancy.
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The philosophy schools teach that the cause of vision, hearing, and understanding is the visible, audible, and intelligible species that things send forth.
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Imagination is nothing but decaying sense and is found in both sleeping and waking states.
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Memory is the sign of the decay of imagination and signifies that the sense is fading, old, and past.
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Imagination and memory are one thing that has different names for diverse considerations.
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Experience is much memory or memory of many things.
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Simple imagination is imagining the whole object as presented to the sense, whereas compound imagination is imagining a new object from the perception of different objects at different times.
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Dreams are caused by the disturbance of the inward parts of the body, and it is hard to distinguish between sense and dreaming.
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Apparitions or visions can be mistaken for dreams, especially when a person is full of fear and troubled conscience, or when alone in the dark.
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Fearful thoughts and superstitions can cause even awake people to see spirits and dead men.Superstition and the Power of Ghosts, Witches, and Fairies
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Ignorance of distinguishing dreams and fancies from reality led to the religion of the Gentiles who worshipped satyrs, fauns, nymphs, etc.
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The opinion of fairies, ghosts, and goblins has been purposely taught or not confuted to keep in credit the use of exorcism, crosses, holy water, etc.
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God can make unnatural apparitions, but it is not a point of Christian faith to fear them more than the stay or change of the course of nature.
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Evil men use the pretext that God can do anything to say anything that serves their purpose, even if they think it is untrue.
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It is the part of a wise man to believe them no further than right reason makes what they say appear credible.
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If superstition and prognostics from dreams were taken away, men would be more fit for civil obedience.
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Walking ghosts in churchyards are either fancy or knavery of persons passing disguised in the night.
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The opinion of fairies, ghosts, and goblins is the belief of rude people.
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The power of witches is not real, but they are punished for their false belief and purpose to do mischief if they can.
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The trade of witches is nearer to a new religion than to a craft or science.
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Crafty ambitious persons abuse simple people with false prophecies and other things depending on superstition.
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God's power to make unnatural apparitions does not mean that men should fear them more than the change of nature.
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Test Your Understanding of Philosophy: Sense, Imagination, Dreams, and Superstition. Take this quiz to see how well you comprehend the philosophical analysis of sense, imagination, and dreams and gain insight into the impact of superstitious beliefs on society. From the origin of sense to the distinction between sense and dreaming, this quiz will test your knowledge of these concepts. Additionally, the quiz focuses on superstitious fears and beliefs, from the worship of mythological creatures to the manipulation of people's
