>I am feeling woefully ignorant. I thought William James wrote the first text on psychology and I am ashamed to admit that I have never heard of Herbert Spencer. Could you tell me more about him. I'm sure that James book was published after 1855, probably around 1889. ===== Original Message From "Ron Blue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== >http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/~jagota/NCS/VOL1/P3_html/node8.html#SECTION0003 >2100000000000000 > >In Herbert Spencer's two volume book "The Principles of Psychology" (1855) >fundamental work on connectionism began. Today, the Correlational Opponent >Processing model at http://turn.to/ai carries on the tradition. When I was >a child I was given a book of poems which Herbert Spencer had given to an >American woman. The knowledge of his approach makes this childhood gift a >deeper treasure. > >Ron Blue Sally A. Radmacher, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Missouri Western State College 4525 Downs Drive St. Joseph, MO 64018 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (816) 271-4353
