Project Gutenberg 2005-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 222 Balmes, Jaime Luciano 1810 1848 Urpia, Jaime Luciano Balmes Filosofía Fundamental, Tomo II E-text prepared by Miranda van de Heijning, Larry Bergey, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from page images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Filosofía Fundamental, Tomo II" by Jaime Luciano Balmes is a philosophical treatise written in the early 19th century. This work delves into the nature of sensations, examining their significance in relation to perception and existence. Balmes explores how sensations are experienced internally and how they may not necessarily correspond to external realities, laying the groundwork for discussions about the nature of knowledge and existence. The opening portion of the text begins by defining sensation as a mere internal experience and differentiating between the act of sensing and the judgment about the external world that accompanies it. Balmes presents examples, such as the perception of two identical frames, to illustrate that sensations can occur without a direct connection to external objects, which raises questions about the reliability of our senses. Furthermore, he argues that while animals perceive sensations, their understanding is limited, indicating a distinction between sensory experiences and true intelligence. Overall, the beginning of the book sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how sensations relate to knowledge, reality, and the distinctions between various forms of awareness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Philosophy B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Philosophy & Ethics 573074 2025-06-07T06:02:22.886313 text/html 572895 2025-01-15T18:53:37.116849 text/html 268056 2025-06-07T06:02:32.072283 application/epub+zip 275718 2025-06-07T06:02:26.506344 application/epub+zip 262327 2025-06-07T06:02:25.122318 application/epub+zip 542694 2025-06-07T06:02:36.790250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494671 2025-06-07T06:02:31.205293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456026 2022-09-08T03:40:28.007751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538736 2025-06-07T06:02:22.296306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 531018 2020-12-11T12:10:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178484 2020-12-11T12:10:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17893 2025-06-07T06:02:36.931236 application/rdf+xml 15830 2025-06-07T06:02:25.687292 image/jpeg 3787 2025-06-07T06:02:25.404352 image/jpeg 265369 2025-06-07T06:02:22.936330 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog es.wikipedia en.wikipedia