The Principles of Psychology, in Two Volumes (American Science Series - Advanced Course)

Complete in two hardcover volumes. xii, 689; vi, 704. 8 1/2 x 5 7/8. Original dark olive cloth hardcover bindings, embossed border on front cover, gilt spine lettering. A very important work in the field of psychology, by the prominent psychologist and philosopher who was often known as the 'Father of Pragmatism'. He was well acquainted with many of the great minds of his day, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bertrand Russell, John Dewey, Mark Twain, and Sigmund Freud. While James's work focused on the psychological methods of analysis, introspection, experiment, and comparison, his work was very philosophical in nature, speaking to some of the major intellectual issues of his time, from the innatism of Immanuel Kant to the metaphysical idealism of George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. James also discusses the perception of time, brain function, and comparative method.