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PSYCHOLOGY is not for those who require spoon-feeding. Many, however, nowadays need a rallying-point for allusions in current literature to a fashionable science, and some would fain still perturbations aroused by the self-consciousness of their children's teachers. To such Mr. Ryland offers a little book which is clear and concrete, and as condensed as possible without loss of these qualities. He confines himself to an interesting account of certain mental phenomena, aims rather at description than explanation which can be controverted, and his book is excellent of its kind. Mr. Ryland is familiar with the most modern authorities, and presents a fascinating subject-matter attractively. Mental imagery is most successfully treated. Mr. Ryland employs the selectiveness of attention inadmissibly as an argument against any form of materialistic theory (p. 22), and he is too vague on the relation of will, self, and kindred formulæ; but his story is so far a story that it in general steers clear of controversies the solution of which lies beyond its scope. It can be confidently recommended to the public for which it caters.
The Story of Thought and Feeling.
By F. Ryland. Pp. 219. (London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1900.) Price 1s.
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B., H. The Story of Thought and Feeling . Nature 63, 325 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/063325a0
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