The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Questions on William James's Principles of Psychology 1’

Quote: 

Is this classification of “mental states” as feelings and thoughts sufficiently scientific? Is it not better to adopt the logical division not of “mental states” but of mental elements, into feeling-qualities, reactions (volition and experience), and habit-taking?

Date: 
1891 [c.]
References: 
CP 8.80
Citation: 
‘Habit-taking’ (pub. 22.10.15-16:08). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-questions-william-jamess-principles-psychology-1.
Posted: 
Oct 22, 2015, 16:08 by Mats Bergman