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The Principles of Psychology Volume 1

Author
William James
Language
English
Length
740 pages
ISBN
9781787360938
Published
2 January 2020
Imprint
The Big Nest
  • william james
  • american psychology
  • psychology
  • pragmatism
  • philosophy
  • morality
  • society
  • knowledge
  • discovery thought
  • realisation

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The Principles of Psychology was written by William James, an American philosopher and psychologist who trained to be a physician before going into psychology. There are four methods from James' book: stream of consciousness (James' most famous psychological metaphor); emotion (later known as the James–Lange theory); habit (human habits are constantly formed to achieve certain results); and will (through James' personal experiences in life).

Author

William James (1842–1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist whose Principles of Psychology helped found psychology as a modern science and whose essays on belief, habit, and religious experience reshaped philosophy in the English-speaking world. Brother of the novelist Henry James, he wrote with unusual clarity about how the mind works and how truth is tested in experience.

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