Psychology Classics. Volume I. The Emotions

TIONS -By Carl Georgk Langs and Wiluam James. Williams and Wilkin s Co. Baltimore. 1922. 4 dollars. 135 pp. This well-got-up and well-edited volume contains a reprint of William James' article on " What is an Emotion ? " in Mind, for 1884, chapter 25 on " The Emotions from his Principles of Psychology " and a new translation of Eange's uUcbcy GcwutJisbczvcgungcH, The organic theory of the emotions, which to-day forms so important a basis of modern psychology and psycho-therapy, we owe primarily to Darwin's splendid book " The Expression of the Emotions" 1872. Lange in Denmark, William James in America, and Alexander Sutherland in Australia, basing their work alike but independently on Darwin's, were the three pioneers of the theory. The greatest of them undoubtedly was William James, whose charm of style, and lucidity of expression make everything which he ever wrote delightful reading.