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Es ist eine kindliche Vorstellungsart mancher Wissenschaftler, die sie den Begriff der Empfindung so wenig richtig fassen läßt, daß sie der Pflanze, der wir Leben zuschreiben müssen, auch Empfindung beimessen. Wenn man das sagt, weil manche Pflanzen Blätter und Blüten auf einen äußeren Reiz hin schließen, wie wenn sie diesen Reiz empfinden würden, so könnte man auch sagen, das blaue Lackmuspapier, das durch äußeren Reiz gerötet wird, habe Empfindung. Auch chemischen Substanzen könnten wir dann Empfindung zuschreiben, weil sie auf gewisse Einflüsse reagieren. Das genügt aber nicht. Soll Empfindung konstatiert werden, so muß sich der Reiz im Innern spiegeln. Erst dann können wir von dem ersten Element des Bewußtseins, von der Empfindung sprechen. Und was ist dieses erste Element des Bewußtseins? 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