‘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.
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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?
Source:
Peirce, C. S. (1891 [c.]). Questions on William James's Principles of Psychology 1. MS [R] 1099.
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http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-questions-william-jamess-principles-psychology-1