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The Principles of Psychology
Overview
The Principles of Psychology is an 1890 book about psychology by William James, an American philosopher and psychologist who trained to be a physician before going into psychology.
The four key concepts in James' book are: stream of consciousness (his 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).
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Philosophers who discussed The Principles of Psychology
Related ideas
- Emotion
- Harvard University Press
- Philosophy
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Psychology
- Sense
- Physiology
- Philosophical Investigations
- Instinct
- Volition
- Free will
- Human brain
- Illusion
- Habituation
- Phenomenon
- Human
- Dover Publications
- William James
- Edmund Husserl
Place in the tradition
Part of American philosophy.
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