Psychology, or, A view of the human soul : including anthropology, adapted for the use of colleges.
"The principal object of the author in writing this book, was to render psychology accessible to all classes of readers, for as the inscription on the temple of Apollo was not only intended for some, but for every one approaching it, so the knowledge of man is desirable for every one and not fo...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
M.W. Dodd,
1844.
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| Edition: | Third edition, revised and improved. |
| Series: | Ebsco PsychBooks.
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| Online Access: | APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | "The principal object of the author in writing this book, was to render psychology accessible to all classes of readers, for as the inscription on the temple of Apollo was not only intended for some, but for every one approaching it, so the knowledge of man is desirable for every one and not for a few only. The author flatters himself, that he has effected this purpose by using plain language, by following a simple course of thought, by taking all his illustrations from nature, and by comparing constantly the activities of mind with those analogous to it, in nature. With the exception of a few divisions, it is hoped therefore, that the present work may be read by all. A second object of the author was to give the science of man a direct bearing upon other sciences, and especially upon religion and theology. Psychology and theology are connected by their common subject, which is man"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 401 pages). |