Abstract
THIS very interesting work outlines and discusses the most important topics of Indian psychology with special reference to doctrines of perception. As there is scarcely any experimental psychology in India, introspection and observation are the basic methods displayed. This fact, coupled with the synthetic and metaphysical characteristics of the Indian mind, points to the dependence of psychological doctrines on the fundamental currents of Indian philosophy. Yet, observations and doctrines on specifically psychological questions are numerous and original enough to justify its special treatment. Prof. Sinha thus discusses the various aspects of Indian psychology in their proper setting. Subtle analyses of mental processes are revealed both in normal and in abnormal psychology. The three chapters on illusions, dreams and abnormal perception are very striking in this respect. Philosophers will welcome Prof. Sinha's book as an important addition to their library.
Indian Psychology: Perception.
Prof.
Jadunath
Sinha
By. Pp. xvi + 384. (London: Kegan Paul and Co., Ltd., 1934.) 15s. net.
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Indian Psychology: Perception . Nature 135, 132 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135132d0
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