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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarvard University Press

ISBN-100674705599

ISBN-139780674705593

eBay Product ID (ePID)2019378

Product Key Features

Number of Pages1376 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePrinciples of Psychology, Volumes I and II

Publication Year1981

SubjectGeneral

TypeTextbook

AuthorWilliam James

Subject AreaPsychology

SeriesThe Works of William James Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height3.3 in

Item Weight69.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN81-004194

ReviewsThe Principles of Psychology is simply a stunning achievement, a triumph of American scholarship...James's versatility, as both writer and thinker, is evident at every point throughout this book. There is nothing out of his range. He provide[s] a lucid, masterful summary of the evidence bearing upon a given topic; [and] consider[s] both the overt and tacit arguments involved in the research... Principles represents the cumulation and synthesis of doctrine and learning; it is hard to imagine anyone else as perfectly positioned to write the definitive text on psychology., The Principles of Psychology is simply a stunning achievement, a triumph of American scholarship... James's versatility, as both writer and thinker, is evident at every point throughout this book. There is nothing out of his range. He provide[s] a lucid, masterful summary of the evidence bearing upon a given topic; [and] consider[s] both the overt and tacit arguments involved in the research... Principles represents the cumulation and synthesis of doctrine and learning; it is hard to imagine anyone else as perfectly positioned to write the definitive text on psychology.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition19

Series Volume Number18

Number of Volumes2 vols.

IllustratedYes

Volume NumberVolume II

Dewey Decimal150/.1

Table Of ContentVOLUME I Foreword Introduction: The Intellectual Context by Gerald E. Myers Introduction: The Historical Context by Rand B. Evans THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY Chapters I-XVI VOLUME II Chapters XVII-XXVIII Index

SynopsisThis book marked a turning point in the development of psychology as a science in America. It has become a source of inspiration in philosophy, literature, and the arts. Its stature undiminished after 91 years, it appears now in a new edition with an authoritative text correcting hundreds of errors that have been perpetuated over the years., The publication in 1890 of William James's acknowledged masterpiece marked a turning point in the development of psychology as a science in America. The Principles of Psychology also became a source of inspiration in philosophy, literature, and the arts. When John Dewey reviewed it, he predicted that it would rank "as a permanent classic, like Locke's Essay and Hume's Treatise ." Its stature undiminished after 91 years, The Principles of Psychology appears now in a new, handsome edition with an authoritative text that corrects the hundreds of errors, some very serious, that have been perpetuated over the years. Prepared according to the modern standards of textual scholarship, this edition incorporates all of the changes James made in the eight printings he supervised, as well as the revisions and new material he added to his own annotated copy. In addition, all footnotes, references, quotations, and translations have been thoroughly checked. The complete text of the Principles , with footnotes, drawings, and James's own index, appears in Volumes I and II. Volume III includes extensive notes, appendixes, textual apparatus, and a general index.

LC Classification NumberBF38