Although the science of psychology has progressed enormously since William James published this book, The Principles of Psychology remains a supplementary text in many psychology courses in universities around the world.
Although the science of psychology has progressed enormously since William James published this book, The Principles of Psychology remains a supplementary text in many psychology courses in universities around the world.
One of the greatest classics of modern Western literature and science and the source of the ripest thoughts of America's most important philosopher.
"The four parts of which this work consists, though intimately related to each other as different views of the same great aggregate of phenomena, are yet, in the main, severally...
The Principles of Psychology: Authorized Ed., Unabridged
Author's Aims In The Principles of Psychology, William James set out to discover the scientific nature of such concepts as stream of consciousness* (the flow of recollections, observations, and reflections that together constitute the ...
This first volume contains discussions of the brain, methods for analyzing behavior, thought, consciousness, attention, association, time, and memory.
This second volume covers sensation, imagination, reasoning, instinct, emotions, will, movement, and the perception of objects and space. Anyone wanting a thorough introduction to psychology will find this work useful and engaging.
This book marked a turning point in the development of psychology as a science in America.