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an object by means of its effect on our five senses of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching. The sensation is observed, more sensations are obtained, they are classified, generalised, compared, inference is drawn, qualities put together, and synthesis takes place.
To do this scientifically you remove the dullness of the sense organs, eyes, ears, tongue, skin, etc., bring the object before the sight, look well and receive impressions, and ideas will come of shape, size, colour, symmetry of curves, etc., etc. In getting the observing faculties sharpened up, analysing the object into parts and aspects by means of the senses, sight, etc., classifying, generalising, synthesizing, regarding all the parts as one whole unit and tracing the use of the object, and its difference or similarity to other similar objects, and recollecting its relation in space and time, we get clear knowledge based on the senses.
Sensation is the basis of all knowledge, but
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