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important results : this distinction starts from the fact that 

 three different portions of phenomena may easily be dis- 

 tinguished in that part of our continuous series of conscious 

 events which begins with the stimulation of my retina and 

 ends with the moving of my hand. 



The Elements of Givenness in their Relation to the Brain 



The last spatial phenomenon of the first of these portions 

 of the continuous line of conscious events is a certain 

 phenomenon relating to the brain as a " tangible * 

 thing following the irritation of the optic nerve. The 

 first spatial phenomenon of the last portion of the series 

 of conscious events is again a phenomenon relating to the 

 brain. But the middle portion of that series had nothing 

 to do with the brain whatever, though also this middle 

 portion of the conscious series is composed of different 

 links following one another uni vocally. 



Thus the being or not being related to the brain, or 

 rather to my body, gives a very clear reason for dividing 

 the conscious series, so far as it begins with the stimulation 

 of my retina and ends with the moving of my hand, 

 into three different portions; and at the same time we 

 notice that the phenomena belonging to the first and third 

 of them are all spatial, whilst the second portion, beginning 

 with " seeing the lamp," consists of spatial and non-spatial 

 elements. 



Now it seems to be very important at this point of 

 our analysis to inquire whether we could not say a little 

 more about the last phenomenon of the first, purely 

 spatial, portion of our conscious series and about its rela- 



