Project Gutenberg 2017-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 768 James, William 1842 1910 Psychology: Briefer Course Produced by Chuck Greif, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Psychology: Briefer Course" by William James is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work serves as an abridged version of James's larger text, "Principles of Psychology," and aims to present key psychological concepts and theories in a more accessible format for classroom use. The book emphasizes psychology as a natural science, focusing on the understanding of states of consciousness that includes sensations, emotions, and cognitive functions. The opening of the text introduces the author’s intention for the book and outlines the fundamental approach to psychology as a study of states of consciousness based on physiological conditions. James critiques older rational psychology, suggesting a more integrated view where mental states are not isolated from physical conditions, encapsulating the idea that all mental activities are connected with bodily responses. He presents psychology as operating within the framework of natural sciences and provides an overview of its methodological foundations by stressing the importance of examining consciousness through its relationship with neural processes. This introductory portion establishes a framework for the subject matter he will delve into throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Psychology BF Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 1161758 2025-07-22T06:40:51.930473 text/html 1117739 2024-10-23T02:28:02 text/html 3566145 2025-07-22T06:41:24.341320 application/epub+zip 3554298 2025-07-22T06:41:01.317441 application/epub+zip 503365 2025-07-22T06:40:53.931435 application/epub+zip 7257507 2025-07-22T06:41:37.227236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7083852 2025-07-22T06:41:14.798388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696758 2022-08-25T03:52:46.982162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 981921 2025-07-22T06:40:49.600470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 962056 2024-10-23T02:28:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15914 2025-07-22T06:41:37.463227 application/rdf+xml 19079 2025-07-22T06:40:54.111441 image/jpeg 2615 2025-07-22T06:40:54.023436 image/jpeg 3461260 2025-07-22T06:40:52.270447 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia