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The Compromised Scientist: William James in the Development of American Psychology / Daniel W. Bjork.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bjork, Daniel W., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1983]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Explains William James's emergence as an original and founding psychologist and explores the relation of his inner struggles to his pioneering psychological achievement. Focuses on James's life and career rather than on analyzing his body of work.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter One. The Shifting Moment
- Chapter Two. The Compromised Artist
- Chapter Three. The German Connection: James and Hugo Münsterberg
- Chapter Four. The Uncompromised Scientist: Edward Bradford Titchener
- Chapter Five. Psychological Nationalist: James McKeen Cattell
- Chapter Six. The Pitfalls of Parental Compromising
- Chapter Seven. Accommodating the Boundaries of Consciousness
- Conclusion: The Consequences of Compromising
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Sep 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780231880107
- 0231880103
- OCLC:
- 1100429747
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