Sensations As If

A Repertory Of Subjective Symptoms. You Will Be Surprised About Things You Will Find In It.

A compilation from Hahnemann's Materia Medica, Allen's Encyclopaedia and Clarke's Dictionary. Divided into 2 sections, pathogenic symptoms and clinical symptoms. Vol. 1 provings; Vol. 2 clinical verifications.

"In The Book of Sensations, Sheri-D Wilson muses imagery that explores the connection between the natural world and the word. As our world has changed, Wilson is inspired to speak about how we might reconnect to each other and to the earth. She delves into the ancient world to look for answers--to seek the threads we have lost. Language is at the centre of her inquest. Wilson presents a fine-tuned capacious vocabulary, a mythical awareness, far-reaching observation, dream-vision and a precise and reflective wit--through the surrealist eye. The work embodies the poetic eco-system. With verve and power this collection speaks volumes. From blank page--birth of the word--the book--the library--the reader--sound through ascension. It is a cycle of life filled with poignant sensations--deep realizations. Experience. Put this book in your pocket and walk."--

Like the revolutionary bestsellers Predictably Irrational and Emotional Intelligence, Sensation is an exciting, completely new view of human behavior—a new psychology of physical intelligence (or embodied cognition)—that explains how the body unconsciously affects our everyday decisions and choices, written by one of the world’s leading psychologists. From colors and temperatures to heavy objects and tall people, a whole symphony of external stimuli exerts a constant influence on the way your mind works. Yet these effects have been hidden from you—until now. Drawing on her own work as well as from research across the globe, Dr. Thalma Lobel reveals how shockingly susceptible we are to sensory input from the world around us. An aggressive negotiator can be completely disarmed by holding a warm cup of tea or sitting in a soft chair. Clean smells promote moral behavior, but people are more likely to cheat on a test right after having taken a shower. Red-colored type causes us to fail exams, but red dresses make women sexier and teams wearing red jerseys win more games. We take questionnaires attached to heavy clipboards more seriously and believe people who like sweets to be nicer. Ultimately, the book’s message is startling: Though we claim ownership of our decisions, judgments, and values, they derive as much from our outside environment as from inside our minds. Now, Sensation empowers you to evaluate those outside forces in order to make better decisions in every facet of your personal and professional lives.

Several rival theories (dualism, double aspect theory, eliminative materialism, and functionalism) are refuted in this defense of type materialism, wherein sensations are possessed only by human beings and members of related biological species.