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The emergence and growth of scientific psychology in the period 1855–1914 constituted one of the most important advances in the history of human understanding. For centuries issues such as the characteristics of human and animal mind, the relationship between mind and body, the relative roles of cognition, emotion, and volition in the operations of the mind, techniques for the improvement of memory, variations in character, the psycho-logical status of the child in relation to education, and the nature of mental healing had been the subject of philosophical specu-lation and debate.
Annotation:
This site catalogues and describes in detail a selected number of important works in psychology during the period 1855 to 1914. An introductory essay describes the project and its scope while dozens of links take readers to essays on various works in the field of psychology. Subjects include Francis Galton's "Hereditary Genius," Herbert Spencer's "Principles of Psychology," William James' "Principles of Psychology" and George Romanes' "Mental Evolution in Man." Essays included here are useful and informative without being overly technical.