The Principles of Psychology
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The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Principles of Psychology canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| addresses |
adaptation of behavior to environment
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gradual differentiation of mental functions ⓘ relation between nervous system and consciousness ⓘ |
| appliesTheory | evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Spencer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy
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psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptation of mental processes
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development of the mind ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical work
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalOrientation |
evolutionism
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naturalism ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in the development of scientific psychology
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one of the earliest systematic evolutionary accounts of mind ⓘ |
| influenced |
William James
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early evolutionary psychology ⓘ functionalism (psychology) ⓘ late 19th-century psychology ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British empiricism
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Charles Darwin ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
evolutionary psychology
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evolutionary theory ⓘ mental processes ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| partOf | Herbert Spencer's synthetic philosophy system ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
anti-dualism
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monism ⓘ |
| proposes |
gradual development of mental complexity
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mental life as continuous with biological life ⓘ mind as product of evolutionary adaptation ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
First Principles
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surface form:
First Principles (Herbert Spencer)
The Principles of Ethics ⓘ The Principles of Sociology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
philosophers
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scholars ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
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