In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived. Samuel Alexander Read Quote
Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life. Samuel Alexander Read Quote
The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations of varying degrees of warmth or by desires of varying degrees of coldness. Samuel Alexander Read Quote
What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but a tree, and the tree itself, is a problem for philosophy. Samuel Alexander Read Quote
The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental. Samuel Alexander Read Quote
