German psychology of to-day : the empirical school / by Th. Ribot ; tr. from the 2d French ed. by James Mark Baldwin ; with a preface by James McCosh.

  • Ribot, Th. (Théodule), 1839-1916.
Date:
1886
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    00]^TEKTS. TfiANSiiATOE's Note, v Preface by James McCosh, D. D. LL. D, vii Preface to the Second Edition, xvii Introduction, 1 The old psychology—Tlie new psychology—Its principle—Its method—Physiological psychology—Comparison of English and German psychology ; general characteristics of the latter —Object of the book. Beginnings: Herbart, 24 I. Principles of the psychology of Herbart—II. Mathemetical method: static and mechanic of mind—III. Feeling—IV. Critique of the psychology of Herbart. School of Herbart and the Ethnographic Psychology, 49 I. Influence of Herbart: His principal disciples—II. Ethno- graphic psychology: Th. Waitz—III. Lazarus, Steinthal, and their views. Lotze: Theory of Local Signs, 68 I. In what sense Lotze is an empirical psychologist—Meta- physical tendencies of his spirit and method—Unfortunate consequences—11. Object of the theory of local signs: general sketch of the theory—Extension referred to intensity—HI. Special study of visual and tactile local signs—Importance of Lotze's theory : its critics.