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genus　as　regards　some　of　its　objects；　in　species　as　regards　others。



Hence　too；　we　may　conclude　that　one　can　perceive　＇numerically



different　objects＇　coinstantaneously　with　a　faculty　which　is



numerically　one　and　the　same；　but　not　the　same　in　its　relationship



＇sc。　according　as　the　objects　to　which　it　is　directed　are　not　the



same＇。



　　That　every　sensible　object　is　a　magnitude；　and　that　nothing　which　it



is　possible　to　perceive　is　indivisible；　may　be　thus　shown。　The



distance　whence　an　object　could　not　be　seen　is　indeterminate；　but　that



whence　it　is　visible　is　determinate。　We　may　say　the　same　of　the



objects　of　Smelling　and　Hearing；　and　of　all　sensibles　not　discerned　by



actual　contact。　Now；　there　is；　in　the　interval　of　distance；　some



extreme　place；　the　last　from　which　the　object　is　invisible；　and　the



first　from　which　it　is　visible。　This　place；　beyond　which　if　the　object



be　one　cannot　perceive　it；　while　if　the　object　be　on　the　hither　side



one　must　perceive　it；　is；　I　presume；　itself　necessarily　indivisible。



Therefore；　if　any　sensible　object　be　indivisible；　such　object；　if



set　in　the　said　extreme　place　whence　imperceptibility　ends　and



perceptibility　begins；　will　have　to　be　both　visible　and　invisible



their　objects；　whether　regarded　in　general　or　at　the　same　time；　but



this　is　impossible。



　　This　concludes　our　survey　of　the　characteristics　of　the　organs　of



Sense…perception　and　their　objects；　whether　regarded　in　general　or



in　relation　to　each　organ。　Of　the　remaining　subjects；　we　must　first



consider　that　of　memory　and　remembering。











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