Literary notes about Sensorium (AI summary)
The term “sensorium” is used in literature both to denote the physical nervous system that receives and processes sensory stimuli and as a metaphor for the broader realm of human perception and collective consciousness. In some writings, it is depicted as the site of intense physiological reactions or disruptions, where nerve impulses enliven bodily and emotional responses [1], [2], [3]. In contrast, philosophical and sociological texts extend its meaning to include the unified field of sensory impressions that gives life to individual and collective experiences, as seen in discussions of social awareness and divine receptivity [4], [5], [6]. Such varied usages illustrate how the sensorium serves as a bridge between the concrete mechanics of sensation and the abstract fabric of consciousness, underscoring its enduring appeal in articulating the nature of perception.
- "When I apply with attention, the nerves of my sensorium are put into a violent tumult; I grow as red as a drunkard, and am obliged to quit my work."
— from Literary Character of Men of GeniusDrawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Isaac Disraeli - This hyperesthesia of the sensorium was so intense that the mere sight of the shining glassware of the laboratory brought out a sharp crisis.
— from Shell-Shock and Other Neuropsychiatric ProblemsPresented in Five Hundred and Eighty-nine Case Histories from the War Literature, 1914-1918 by Elmer Ernest Southard - The sound-waves broke on his sensorium as ripples break on a granite coast.
— from On the Stairs by Henry Blake Fuller - Spencer, who could not find a "social sensorium," said that society was conscious only in the individuals who composed it.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - The absence of a "social sensorium" [120] should, therefore, make us hesitate to identify the ends of individual with those of collective action.
— from On the Ethics of Naturalism by W. R. (William Ritchie) Sorley - [Pg 518] Leibnitz Replied : "Il se trouve expressément dans l'appendice de l' Optique de M. Newton que l'espace est le sensorium de Dieu.
— from Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Jaime Luciano Balmes
