THE UNITY OF APPERCEPTION IS MANIFOLD.

Is this intuition similar to the intuition of an object grasped in its

entirety by a single glance, or does it contain all the thoughts of

the intelligibles contemplated simultaneously? Since the intelligibles

offer a varied spectacle, the thought which grasps them must evidently

be equally multiple and varied, comprehending several thoughts, like

the perception of a single sense-object, as for instance that of a face

comprehends several perceptions because the eye, on perceiving the

face, simultaneously sees the nose and the other features.

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