The Principles of Psychology

ISBN-13: 9780674705555 / Angielski / Twarda / 1981 / 452 str.

William James; Frederick Burkhardt; Fredson Thayer Bowers

Opis

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 ninety-one 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.

O autorze

Der amerikanische Psychologe und Philosoph William James (1842-1910) gründete das erste psychologische Universitätsinstitut in den USA. Mit den Theorien, die er in seinem Werk The Principles of Psychology formuliert hat, nahm er Grundideen der Gestaltpsychologie und des Behaviorismus vorweg. James ist außerdem einer der Väter des philosophischen Pragmatismus, den er zu einer weltweiten geistigen Bewegung machte. In den Jahren 1867/68 lebte er in Dresden und Berlin, um vor allem bei Hermann von Helmholtz zu studieren. Von 1872 bis 1876 war James Professor für Physiologie und vergleichende Anatomie in Harvard. In den folgenden Jahren hielt er Vorlesungen an der Universität von Kalifornien, an der Stanford Universität und in Boston. Von 1894 bis 1895 war James Präsident der Society for Psychical Research.