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feeling of reality

feeling of reality In this historical usage, the feeling of reality is the sense that events and one’s choices are genuinely being decided from moment to moment.

In this historical usage, the feeling of reality is the sense that events and one’s choices are genuinely being decided from moment to moment. It refers to the vivid, consequential quality of voluntary life, as opposed to feeling that everything is merely unfolding in a fixed, predetermined way.

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Drafting source: William James, Principles of Psychology, volume 1. 1890 original; Gutenberg ebook 57628; snapshot required. “William James, The Principles of Psychology, volume 1, 1890” (fca72454f1995c69b072).
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