Principles of Psychology: In Three Parts (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Principles of Psychology: In Three Parts It is now just four years since I published An Introduction to Mental Philosophy, which may be considered as a suitable preparation for the present Work. It appeared to me that before entering upon the thorny paths of metaphysical ground, it was highly desirable to pave the way by A Philosophical Vocabulary, which should endeavour to fix the meaning of the principal terms used in Philosophy, not in Mental Philo sophy only, but in every inquiry worthy of that name. Such ... Read More

Excerpt from Principles of Psychology: In Three Parts It is now just four years since I published An Introduction to Mental Philosophy, which may be considered as a suitable preparation for the present Work. It appeared to me that before entering upon the thorny paths of metaphysical ground, it was highly desirable to pave the way by A Philosophical Vocabulary, which should endeavour to fix the meaning of the principal terms used in Philosophy, not in Mental Philo sophy only, but in every inquiry worthy of that name. Such are the terms, substance, qual ity, quantity, relation, cause and effect, law OF nature, principle, hypothesis and theory, science, and philosophy itself. Accordingly, such a Philosophical Vocabulary forms the First Part of the Introduction, which, but for the Second Part, which treats particularly of Mental Philosophy, might have been styled an Introduction to Philosophy in general. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Read Less