The Senses and the Intellect

""The Senses and the Intellect"" by Alexander Bain is a philosophical book that explores the relationship between the senses and the intellect. The author argues that the senses are the foundation of all knowledge, and that the intellect is merely a tool for interpreting and organizing sensory information. Bain examines the various senses, including sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, and how they contribute to our understanding of the world. He also discusses the role of memory, imagination, and reasoning in the process of acquiring knowledge. Throughout the book, Bain draws on examples from science, art, and everyday life to illustrate his points. This classic work of philosophy is a thought-provoking exploration of the nature of human perception and cognition.1868. Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and educationalist, was an early proponent of scientific psychology. Along with his friend, John Stuart Mill, Bain was a major proponent of the British school of empiricism: a theory which based all knowledge on basic sensory experiences and not on introspection. Bain's philosophical and scientific writings were completed during his twenty years as a professor at Aberdeen. The object of this treatise is to give a full and systematic account of two principal divisions of the science of the mind, -the Senses and the Intellect. The remaining two divisions, comprising the Emotions and the Will, will be the subject of a future treatise. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.