..."that something which has ceased, or is not yet in existence, can still be in a manner present ; that a series of feelings, the infinitely greater part...present conception accompanied by a belief of reality." Truly this is " a paradox " on Mill's principles, and may well require the qualifications "in a manner,"...

...the infinitely greater part of which is past or future, can be gathered up, as it were, into a simple present conception, accompanied by a belief of reality....wisest thing we can do is to accept the inexplicable fuel, without any theory of how it takes place ; and when we are obliged to speak of it in terms which...

...that something which ha* teased, or is not yet in existence, can still be, in a manner, present; that a series of feelings, the infinitely greater part...or future, can be gathered up, as it were, into a simple present conception, accompanied by a belief of reality. 1 think by far the wisest thing we can...

...that something which 1ms teased, or is not yet in existence, can still be, in a manner, present; that a series of feelings, the infinitely greater part...or future, can be gathered up, as it were, into a simple present conception, accompanied by a belief of reality. I think by far the wisest thing we can...

...series."11 He however abandons the hopeless attempt to remove the "paradox," naively counselling us that " by far the wisest thing we can do is to accept the fact." The term "paradox" is here abused. Incredible absurdity is the phrase which would have precisely...

...that something which ex hypothesi is but a series of feelings, can be aware of itself as a series. ... I think by far the wisest thing we can do is to accept the inexplicable fact, without any theory how it takes place; and when we are obliged to speak of it in terms which assume a theory to use them...

...that something which ex hypothesi is but a series of feelings, can be aware of itself as a series. ... I think by far the wisest thing we can do is to accept the inexplicable fact, without any theory how it takes place; and when we are obliged to speak of it in terms which assume a theory to use them...

...that something which has ceased, or is not yet in existence, can still be, in a manner, present ; that a series of feelings, the infinitely greater part...present conception, accompanied by a belief of reality. Ib., p. 258 : Expectation being one of these [postulated data], in so far as reference to an Ego is...

...' inexplicability ' which must arrive, as he admits with Hamilton, when we get to an ultimate fact. The ' wisest thing we can do is to accept the inexplicable fact without any theory of how it takes place.' 1 That what we call personal identity is ' inexplicable ' will hardly be denied. Yet Mill's position...

...that something which has ceased, or is not yet in existence, can still be, in a manner, present ; that a series of feelings, the infinitely greater part...present conception, accompanied by a belief of reality." Now Mill endeavours to account, or assumes rather that he can account, for this intellectual system...