The Diseases of the Will (Classic Reprint): Authorised Translation From the Eighth French Ed - Couverture souple

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9781451003567: The Diseases of the Will (Classic Reprint): Authorised Translation From the Eighth French Ed
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ISBN 10 : 1451003560 ISBN 13 : 9781451003567
Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This rigorous study analyzes the will by its two moving parts—impulse and inhibition—and shows how voluntary actions arise from a complex brain mechanism.

It explains how the will can be impaired, and what that reveals about normal functioning, with careful attention to pathology and method. The author treats the will as a true subject of scientific inquiry, not a metaphysical claim. It traces the evolution of volition, the limits of freedom, and how desires, reflexes, and ideas become coordinated into action.

  • Learn how the will is built from reflexes and desires into purposeful action.
  • See how disorders of attention and impulse affect daily behavior.
  • Discover how pathology informs our understanding of normal will.
  • Explore the book’s approach to the problem of free will in a scientific framework.
Ideal for readers of psychology, philosophy, and medical case studies seeking a clear, methodical view of voluntary action and its disorders.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It has seemed to me that there would be some profit in treating these questions in the same spirit, but under another form, that of dissolution. I propose, then, in this work to attempt for the will what I have formerly done for the memory; to study its anomalies, and to draw from this study conclusions regarding its normal state. In very many respects the question is less easy ;the term will designates something more vague than the term memory. Whether one considers memory as a function, a property, or a faculty, it remains none the less a stable mode of being, a psychic disposition, regarding which all the world can come to an agreement. The will, on the contrary, resolves itself into volitions, each one of which is an element, an unstable form of activity, a resultant varying according to the causes that produce it. Beyond this first difficulty there is another which may appear greater still, but of which we will not hesitate to summarily disembarrass ourselves.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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Éditeur
Forgotten Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1451003560
ISBN 13 
9781451003567
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Broché
Nombre de pages
152
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