...sensibly continuous. 'Consciousness, then, does not appear to itself chopped up in bits', wrote James; 'it flows. A 'river' or a 'stream' are the metaphors by which it is most naturally described.' Temporal continuity is maintained across gaps, as in sleep. There is also integration of information...

..."Consciousness, then, does not appear to itself chopped in bits. Such words as 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly as it presents itself in the first instance....thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life." To go from this formulation to an example for modern novelists one merely had to look at the briefer...

...or 'train'. He writes in his principles, "consciousness flows. A river or a 'stream' is a metaphor by which it is most naturally described. In talking...of thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life ...but now there appears between (the) thoughts ....a kind of jointing and separateness among the parts,...

..."Consciousness . . . does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. ... It is nothing jointed; it flows. ... In talking of it hereafter, let us call it the stream...thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life." In dieser Verstärkung kann man nun das Überschreiten der Schwelle zum Gefühltwerden sehen. Das Fühlen...

...then, does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. Such words as 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly as it presents itself in the first instance....thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life. But now there appears, even within the limits of the same self, and between thoughts all of which alike...

...appear to itself chopped up in bits. Such words äs 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly äs it presents itself in the first instance. It is nothing...stream of thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life."14 Die durch den Metaphernwechsel pointiert zum Ausdruck gebrachte neue Beschreibung, die sich...

...The stream metaphor has also been found appropriate by western psychologists. William James wrote: 'It flows. A "river" or a "stream" are the metaphors...stream of thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life.'27 James's term 'stream of consciousness' has since become widely adopted in a variety of contexts....

...bits. Such words as 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly ... It is nothing jointed; it flows ... let us call it the stream of thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life."7 Some writers attempted to pin down this elusive "subjective life" by abandoning the traditional...

...[...] does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. Such words as 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly as it presents itself in the first instance....thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life. The object before the mind always has a 'fringe'. The traditional psychology [reductionistic sensationalism]...

..."Such words as 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly. ... It is nothing jointed; it flows. ... In talking of it hereafter, let us call it the stream of thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life."8 A similar fascination with the subjective "stream of consciousness" flowed through the late...