Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 96

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§ 39.

ORGANIC RELATION

[Div.

II

component parts did not appear beforehand as fundamental types in our consciousness. Neither can these fundamental types be grasped in our consciousness unless this their

consciousness is fitted to them. The figure of the mirror should not mislead us. Every image can truly be reflected in it, even though the glass itself be entirely indifferent and neutral. But it does not reflect anything except in relation to

In our consciousness, on the other hand,

our eye.

it

does

not only depend upon the reflecting glass, but also upon the

In our consciousness the two coincide. And no single object can be grasped by our consciousness, unless seeing eye.

the receptivity for this object

is

already present there.

Per-

ception and observation, therefore, can only be effected by this original relation between the object outside of us

receptivity for this object,

which prior

and the

to everything else

present in our consciousness because created in

it.

is

The

microscopic nature of our consciousness asserts itself especially

in

this.

And

it

is

only when this

microscopic

peculiarity in the receptivity of our consciousness lends effect to the telegraphical relation

virtue of the union of these relation operates

to the

tivo factors,

object,

that,

its

in

the required organic

which brings the object

in

contact with

our consciousness.

By

however, this object has not yet been introduced and without further aid it would still lie outside of our "science." In the infinite this,

into the world of our thought,

divisibility of its parts the odor of incense finds its

to affect our olfactory nerves.

By

these nerves

it is

means carried

over into our consciousness, and there finds the capacity to distinguish this odor from the odor of roses, for instance, as

well as the receptivity to enjoy this odor. this

way

But although

in

a full relation has been established between the

incense as object and the consciousness in our subject, the scientific explanation of the odor of incense is still

wanting.

two above-named claims, therefore, we now add the must also enter into an organic relation to our world of thought. For it is plain that think-

To

the

third; viz. that the object

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