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Principles of Psychology by William James
Posted: October 21st, 2007, 7:54 pm
by Xander
I have noticed that there there is a Psychology book by Freud but THE Psychology book is missing. I don't have time to help with it but I do think it is PD and would love to see it in the collection.
It's not in Gutenberg but here's the link I found:
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/James/Principles/index.htm
Posted: October 21st, 2007, 8:09 pm
by LeonMire
I'm curious to know about the website.. can we use it for LibriVox? According to
this page, he has tried to make sure that all items are in the public domain. Can we trust that or not? If so, there are quite a few of the shorter articles that I might like to record for the Short Nonfiction Collections.
I'm not sure whether I'd contribute to Principles of Psychology. James is a favorite of mine, but I'm more interested in his philosophy.
Posted: October 21st, 2007, 8:12 pm
by kayray
hey xander, nice to see you!
Posted: October 21st, 2007, 8:15 pm
by Xander
hello kayray! had a little free time, and this bookmarked just called to me.
Posted: October 22nd, 2007, 7:22 am
by CarlManchester
The book itself is definitely PD (1890), and flicking through the etext it doesn't seem to be a later annotated edition so it should be okay, I reckon. The webmasters PD statement makes him sound like he knows what he's talking about, so I reckon we can rely on him to have done things properly.
I'd also be a willing contributor to the project.
Cheers,
Carl.
Posted: December 14th, 2008, 10:52 am
by c12h22o11
If it's acceptable to revive old threads, I would love to help get this project started.
Principles of Psychology, William James [1890]
Posted: July 15th, 2010, 2:47 pm
by nsh
http://www.archive.org/details/theprinciplesofp01jameuoft
This is a massive book, so say if you think it's too large an undertaking. It is however, quite seminal, and in parts beautifully written.
I am quite new to all this, and so, while I freely volunteer my time to help with coordination, any and all assistance and advice would be greatly welcome.
Yours,
-nsh
Posted: July 15th, 2010, 2:54 pm
by TriciaG
Moving from the Launch Pad to Book Suggestions.
I suggest reading this:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/How_To_Become_A_Book_Coordinator
Welcome to LibriVox!
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 6:18 am
by nsh
Thanks
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 6:26 am
by Availle
We have a book on Psychotherapy in the works as a group project here, if you are interested in reading something...
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26816
Chapter 2 'The Aim of Psychology' is still open...
Re: Principles of Psychology, William James [1890]
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 8:27 pm
by JoeD
nsh wrote:http://www.archive.org/details/theprinciplesofp01jameuoft
This is a massive book, so say if you think it's too large an undertaking. It is however, quite seminal, and in parts beautifully written.
I am quite new to all this, and so, while I freely volunteer my time to help with coordination, any and all assistance and advice would be greatly welcome.
Yours,
-nsh
Be aware that this is volume 1 of a 2 volume set.
I am just wrapping up James'
Varieties of Religious Experience. James is indeed an outstanding writer.
Psychology: the Shorter Course
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 1:37 pm
by medurrance
I think James' works are wonderful, and his Psychology is still amazing, even though it was the first psychology book in America. However, the two volume Psychology is usually too unwieldy for most people. Because the original was also too large for use as a common textbook (its original purpose in the book series that hired James), James created Psychology: The Shorter Course. It is basically a smaller version of his massive work, where he focuses more on the general concepts and removes the more technical and specific parts. This book is also in the public domain, and I think it would have more appeal. Also, the task of recording would be far more manageable.
Re: Psychology: the Shorter Course
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 10:41 am
by JoeD
medurrance wrote:I think James' works are wonderful, and his Psychology is still amazing, even though it was the first psychology book in America. However, the two volume Psychology is usually too unwieldy for most people. Because the original was also too large for use as a common textbook (its original purpose in the book series that hired James), James created Psychology: The Shorter Course. It is basically a smaller version of his massive work, where he focuses more on the general concepts and removes the more technical and specific parts. This book is also in the public domain, and I think it would have more appeal. Also, the task of recording would be far more manageable.
Thanks for this medurrance. It looks like the book is
Psychology: the Briefer Course:
http://www.archive.org/details/psychology02jamegoog
James says in his introduction that this is an abridgment of his larger work. A single volume of 500 pages is definitely more manageable.
Re: Principles of Psychology by William James
Posted: March 23rd, 2020, 12:50 pm
by ColleenMc
Digging around in the older Suggestions pages and found this one.
Both volumes of the unabridged Principles of Psychology as well as the abridged Psychology: Briefer Course are available on Project Gutenberg.
Principles of Psychology v. 1:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57628
Principles of Psychology v. 2:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57634
Psychology: Briefer Course:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55262
Colleen