Discover how the mind works: from feeling and valuation to the unity of consciousness.
This edition presents a clear, accessible exploration of how we experience and interpret thought, emotion, and action. It examines how attention, mental activity, and different faculties come together to form a single, living mind.
Grounded in philosophical ideas about value, desire, and knowledge, the book traces how inner attitudes shape our perception and our responses to the world. It asks how we can understand the mind’s activity without reducing it to simple components, offering a thoughtful approach to the unity of experience.
- See how feeling and interest connect with attention and valuation.
- Learn how mental activity arises from appraisal of causes and ends.
- Explore the discussion of faculties, unity, and the relation between thinking, feeling, and willing.
- Gain a framework for reading related topics in philosophy and psychology.
Ideal for readers of philosophy, psychology, and anyone curious about how our minds shape reality.