The Physiology And Pathology Of The Mind PDF Download

Excerpt from The Physiology and Pathology of Mind There only two observations which it seems necessary to make by way of preface to this edition. The first is, that it has not been my conscious desire or aim throughout the work to discard entirely the psychological method of inquiry into mental phenomena, although the earnest advocacy of the physiological method has, naturally perhaps, led some readers to assume such a design. Hitherto, it must be remembered, the latter has hardly had any place, the former having been exclusively employed, in the study of mind. Now it is obviously impossible to set forth the fruitfulness and the rich promise of the physiological method, and to elevate it to its rightful position, without exposing the shortcomings and the barrenness of the psychological method, and degrading it to a lower rank than that which it has unjustly usurped. The second observation is, that this work may, by virtue of its plan and mode of execution, rightly claim to be judged, not in parts, but as a whole. Statements which in one place may appear too absolute, or entirely unwarranted, will have their justification, or the show of it, at any rate, in other parts of the book. It may not be amiss, then, to allege that an adequate criticism of the First Part cannot be made without some consideration of the Second Part; and that in like manner the study of the Second or Pathological Part cannot be undertaken to the best advantage without a previous study of the First or Physiological Part. This edition has been carefully revised, with the view of removing some inaccuracies, and contains additional matter, for the purpose of elucidating certain obscurities, which occurred in the first edition. An index has also been added for convenience of reference. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.