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... given medium . I shall presently demonstrate the unerring logic and consistency of the child in this matter . The psychological reason for this striking phenomenon would seem to be , in the first place , that in human perceiving and ...
... given medium . I shall presently demonstrate the unerring logic and consistency of the child in this matter . The psychological reason for this striking phenomenon would seem to be , in the first place , that in human perceiving and ...
Page 203
... given shape is a distortion . If I clip a corner from a square and add it at some other place of the outline , a change of shape results but no distortion . If I enlarge the entire square , I get no distortion . But if I look at the ...
... given shape is a distortion . If I clip a corner from a square and add it at some other place of the outline , a change of shape results but no distortion . If I enlarge the entire square , I get no distortion . But if I look at the ...
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... given view of the object at a given moment took the place of the totality of experiences , accumulated , sifted , judged , and organized during a lifetime , which were formerly the " model " of the artist . And even this given view was ...
... given view of the object at a given moment took the place of the totality of experiences , accumulated , sifted , judged , and organized during a lifetime , which were formerly the " model " of the artist . And even this given view was ...
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