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The Sperm Whale’s Head — Contrasted View

           Nevertheless,anyone’sexperiencewillteachhim,thatthoughhecantakeinanundiscriminatingsweepofthingsatoneglance,itisquiteimpossibleforhim,attentively,andcompletely,toexamineanytwothingshoweverlargeorhoweversmallatoneandthesameinstantoftime;nevermindiftheyliesidebysideandtoucheachother.Butifyounowcometoseparatethesetwoobjects,andsurroundeachbyacircleofprofounddarkness;then,inordertoseeoneofthem,insuchamannerastobringyourmindtobearonit,theotherwillbeutterlyexcludedfromyourcontemporaryconsciousness.Howisit,then,withthewhale?True,bothhiseyes,inthemselves,mustsimultaneouslyact;butishisbrainsomuchmorecomprehensive,combining,andsubtlethanman’s,thathecanatthesamemomentoftimeattentivelyexaminetwodistinctprospects,oneononesideofhim,andtheotherinanexactlyoppositedirection?Ifhecan,thenisitasmarvellousathinginhim,asifamanwereablesimultaneouslytogothroughthedemonstrationsoftwodistinctproblemsinEuclid.Nor,strictlyinvestigated,isthereanyincongruityinthiscomparison.

           Itmaybebutanidlewhim,butithasalwaysseemedtome,thattheextraordinaryvacillationsofmovementdisplayedbysomewhaleswhenbesetbythreeorfourboats;thetimidityandliabilitytoqueerfrights,socommontosuchwhales;Ithinkthatallthisindirectlyproceedsfromthehelplessperplexityofvolition,inwhichtheirdividedanddiametricallyoppositepowersofvisionmustinvolvethem.

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