Author : Daniel Putnam
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1330211359
Elementary Psychology by Daniel Putnam Pdf
Excerpt from Elementary Psychology: Or First Principles of Mental and Moral Science "Know thyself" is a very ancient maxim. The affirmation that, "The proper study of mankind is man," is leas ancient, more poetic, and equally worthy of acceptance. To know one's self is to know man; to know man is to know mind, since mind alone constitutes the real man. It is coming to be felt by students and teachers that the science of mind has claims upon their attention equal, at least, to those of the physical sciences, of history, or of language and literature. In this feeling the writer shares very fully. One serious obstacle to the study of psychology in secondary schools has been the lack of text-books adapted to the degree of development and attainments of the pupils, to modem methods of investigation and instruction, and to the attainment of results which should be secured by such study. This book owes its existence and its form to the long experience of the author as a teacher of the elements of mental and moral science in schools of different grades, but especially to an experience of many years in such teaching in the Michigan State Normal School. It contains the substance of the instruction which has been found most profitable in such an institution. An attempt has been made to treat of the powers and activities of the mind in a manner easy and familiar, and adapted particularly to students of Normal Schools, High Schools, and other institutions of similar rank and character. No claim to originality of thought is put forth. Materials have been gathered from all accessible sources. These sources are so numerous that special acknowledgments are impossible, excepting as they have been made in the body of the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
