Newtonâs Sensorium : Anatomy of a Concept by Jamie C. Kassler
Author:Jamie C. Kassler
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319720531
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
3.3 The Spectator in the Dark Room
In conceiving the knowing power of the incorporeal soul as an intellectual eye, Willis privileged sight above the other external senses; and he gave the following reason for doing so:
If there be any strife for Dignity among the Senses, the Palm is given, almost by the consent of all, to Seeing, as the most noble Power; because this faculty apprehends things at a great distance, under a most subtil Figure, by a most clear perception, and with great delight; so this Sense acts ... [in a way] that is next in virtue to the Eternal and Immaterial Soul. To wit, it views and measures both Heaven and Earth in a Moment, and brings within its embraces whatever Bodies are situated in either, and that are far remote from our touch149
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