Psychology
Short Nonfiction Collection
"Is sin a necessary stage in the development of humanity, or a yawning chasm in the very structure of the universe?” Theologian J. Gres…
Good Sense
Good Sense is an essential work by Baron Paul Henri Thiry D'Holbach that distills the core ideas of his earlier masterpiece, Systeme de la N…
Habits that Handicap
Habits that Handicap delves into the complex world of addiction, exploring the psychological and social factors that contribute to alcoholis…
The Destination Of Man
Johanne Fichte published The Destination of Man (Die Bestimmung des Menschen) in 1799. It was translated into English in 1846 by Jane Sinnet…
Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: Prof. John Gabrieli
This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the …
The psychic life of micro-organisms
Described by Binet as a branch of psychology little known, he endeavoured in the following essay upon Micro-organisms, to show that psycholo…
Brain and Personality
One of the earlier works on brain science, relating what was then known or conjectured about the connection between the physical brain and t…
Essay on the Creative Imagination
"It is quite generally recognized that psychology has remained in the semi-mythological, semi-scholastic period longer than most attemp…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Philosophy and Psychology: selectio…
How to Care for the Insane
How to Care for the Insane by William D. Granger is a historical manual that explores the principles of caregiving for individuals with ment…
Human Nature and Conduct
Part 2 describes Dewey's concept of IMPULSES. They encompass the interaction of one's self with the environment. When the environment encoun…
The Emotions
I am not satisfied with the account which has been given of the feelings and emotions in our books of mental science, and thence transferred…
The Psychology of Religion
“The present volume is an excursus into individual psychology, and represents only one of several aspects of the psychology... “It is a pur…
American Psychology
This is the second of what is intended to be three projects featuring journal articles which chart the development of psychology as an acade…
Juggernaut
Edgar Braine was consistently successful at all he set out to accomplish. He went through life with goals and worked diligently and with eth…
Psychotherapy
Talking about viewing the Ocean "If I take the attitude of appreciation, it would be absurd to say that this wave is composed of chemic…
Why We Love Music
Psychologists have not explained why we love music. A technical psychologist indulges in generalizations and predictions in a practical and …
Psychology of the Stock Market
Written in 1912 (before the 1929 crash and way before electronic trading), economist G. C. Selden explores the psychology behind stock marke…
On chronic alcoholic intoxication
Physician William Marcet treated numerous cases of acute alcoholism (delirium tremens) and chronic alcoholism. He suggests gastrointestinal …
Pathological Lying, Accusation, and Swindling
This work describes and analyzes several cases of pathological behavior. The interest comes not only from the cases themselves, but also fro…