The early years of mind : making contemporary philosophy and psychology /
"Ever since its establishment, Mind has been one of the world's leading philosophy journals. This is the first work to study its origins, development and influence in the first few decades of its existence. Founded in 1876 by Alexander Bain, it soon became an organ for some of the best new...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK. New York, NY, United States of America :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "Ever since its establishment, Mind has been one of the world's leading philosophy journals. This is the first work to study its origins, development and influence in the first few decades of its existence. Founded in 1876 by Alexander Bain, it soon became an organ for some of the best new work in English-language philosophy and psychology, with contributions from once important but today forgotten thinkers (e.g. Edmund Montgomery, E.E. Constance Jones) as well as emergent, now famous figures (e.g. William James, Bertrand Russell). Bringing together a diverse team of scholars, the volume shows how, at a time when the (scientific) status of and relation between philosophy and psychology was not yet settled, Mind helped define these fields in a way we still recognize them today. As such, The Early Years of Mind is essential reading for anyone interested in a neglected, yet crucial period of the history of philosophy"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192869296 0192869299 |