Habit
by JAMES, William
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1914. First Thus. Hardcover. Near fine. JAMES, William. Habit, Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1890 (but 1914). 1 blank leaf + 1 leaf with book ads on recto + TP + Half-title page + [3] - 68 + 1 blank leaf, 12mo. First Separate Printing. A separate printing of one of the chapters from Principles of Psychology (1890). In it, he argues for the practice of habit formation (education) is to make automatic (habitual) those actions that are useful to us, that allow us to, almost instinctually, move towards a place of satisfaction. CONDITION: Near fine, without dust jacket. Quarter cloth with paper over boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Very light scuffing to head and heel of spine.
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- Bookseller
- Eternal Return Antiquarian Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 612
- Title
- Habit
- Author
- JAMES, William
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- psychology, philosophy, pragmatism, utilitarianism, William James
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