The general statement that the mental faculties are class concepts, belonging to descriptive psychology, relieves us of the necessity of discussing them and their significance at the present stage of our inquiry.

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Physiology and psychology cover, between them, the field of vital phenomena; they deal with the...

Physiology and psychology cover, between them, the field of vital phenomena; they deal with the...

Child psychology and animal psychology are of relatively slight importance, as compared with the sciences...

Child psychology and animal psychology are of relatively slight importance, as compared with the sciences...

In the animal world, on the other hand, the process of evolution is characterised by...

In the animal world, on the other hand, the process of evolution is characterised by...

The materialistic point of view in psychology can claim, at best, only the value of...

The materialistic point of view in psychology can claim, at best, only the value of...

Physiological psychology is, therefore, first of all psychology.

Physiological psychology is, therefore, first of all psychology.

Physiology seeks to derive the processes in our own nervous system from general physical forces,...

Physiology seeks to derive the processes in our own nervous system from general physical forces,...

In Aristotle the mind, regarded as the principle of life, divides into nutrition, sensation, and...

In Aristotle the mind, regarded as the principle of life, divides into nutrition, sensation, and...

Now, there are a very large number of bodily movements, having their source in our...

Now, there are a very large number of bodily movements, having their source in our...

Philosophical reflection could not leave the relation of mind and spirit in the obscurity which...

Philosophical reflection could not leave the relation of mind and spirit in the obscurity which...

Physiological psychology, on the other hand, is competent to investigate the relations that hold between...

Physiological psychology, on the other hand, is competent to investigate the relations that hold between...

Hence, wherever we meet with vital phenomena that present the two aspects, physical and psychical...

Hence, wherever we meet with vital phenomena that present the two aspects, physical and psychical...

From the standpoint of observation, then, we must regard it as a highly probable hypothesis...

From the standpoint of observation, then, we must regard it as a highly probable hypothesis...

The attitude of physiological psychology to sensations and feelings, considered as psychical elements, is, naturally,...

The attitude of physiological psychology to sensations and feelings, considered as psychical elements, is, naturally,...

Physiology is concerned with all those phenomena of life that present them selves to us...

Physiology is concerned with all those phenomena of life that present them selves to us...

We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any one of...

We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any one of...

On the other hand, ethnic psychology must always come to the assistance of individual psychology,...

On the other hand, ethnic psychology must always come to the assistance of individual psychology,...

The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from...

The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from...

The results of ethnic psychology constitute, at the same time, our chief source of information...

The results of ethnic psychology constitute, at the same time, our chief source of information...