Animal IntelligenceD. Appleton, 1892 - 520 pagini |
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Pagina ix
... reason of my entering into greater detail with some natural groups than with others scarcely requires explana- tion . For it is almost needless to say that if the animal kingdom were classified with reference to Psychology in- stead of ...
... reason of my entering into greater detail with some natural groups than with others scarcely requires explana- tion . For it is almost needless to say that if the animal kingdom were classified with reference to Psychology in- stead of ...
Pagina 8
... reason of this , of course , is that ideas or mental units become fewer and less definite the lower we descend through the structure of mind It is not my object in the present work to enter upon any analysis of the operations of mind ...
... reason of this , of course , is that ideas or mental units become fewer and less definite the lower we descend through the structure of mind It is not my object in the present work to enter upon any analysis of the operations of mind ...
Pagina 9
... reason , ' the psychology of an insect is demonstrably a widely different thing from that of a man . Now it is , of course , perfectly true that the less the resemblance the less is the value of any analogy built upon the resemblance ...
... reason , ' the psychology of an insect is demonstrably a widely different thing from that of a man . Now it is , of course , perfectly true that the less the resemblance the less is the value of any analogy built upon the resemblance ...
Pagina 10
... Reason . ' I shall not here enter upon any elaborate analysis of a distinction which is un- doubtedly valid , but shall confine my remarks to ex- plaining the sense in which I shall everywhere use these terms . Few words in our language ...
... Reason . ' I shall not here enter upon any elaborate analysis of a distinction which is un- doubtedly valid , but shall confine my remarks to ex- plaining the sense in which I shall everywhere use these terms . Few words in our language ...
Pagina 12
... reason . As Virchow truly observes , it is diffi- cult or impossible to draw the line between instinctive and reflex action ; ' but at least the difficulty may be narrowed down to deciding in particular cases whether or not an action ...
... reason . As Virchow truly observes , it is diffi- cult or impossible to draw the line between instinctive and reflex action ; ' but at least the difficulty may be narrowed down to deciding in particular cases whether or not an action ...
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Pagina 140 - ... the wonderfully diversified instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants are notorious, yet their cerebral ganglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head. Under this point of view, the brain of an ant is one of the most marvellous atoms of matter in the world, perhaps more so than the brain of a man.
Pagina 360 - ... repast. I had not long habituated him to this taste of liberty, before he began to be impatient for the return of the time when he might enjoy it. He would invite me to the garden by drumming upon my knee, and by a look of such expression, as it was not possible to misinterpret. If this rhetoric did not immediately succeed, he would take the skirt of my coat between his teeth, and pull it with all his force.
Pagina i - Heredity." $1.50. 42. ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. A Record of Observations of the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera. By Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart., FRS, DCL, LL.
Pagina 171 - Maclaurin, by a fluxionary calculation, which is to be found in the Transactions of the Royal Society of London. He has determined precisely the angle required ; and he found, by the most exact mensuration the subject could admit, that it is the very angle in which the three planes in the bottom of the cell of a honeycomb do actually meet.