Instinct in Man
A Contribution to the Psychology of Education

First published in 1921, this book examines the psychological and philosophical nature of instinct in humans.

James Drever (Author)

9781107511767, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 June 2015

304 pages
23.1 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.4 kg

First published in 1921 as the second edition of a 1917 original, this book examines the psychological and philosophical nature of instinct in humans. Drever analyses instinct's connection to emotions and behaviour, as well as how philosophers from the western tradition have understood instinct and its role in biology. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the overlap between psychology and biology.

1. Introduction
2. Descriptive psychology of natural inclination or instinct from Hobbes to Dugald Stewart
3. Philosophical and scientific views of the nature and meaning of instinct
4. The psychological nature of instinct - the 'knowledge' of instinct
5. The psychological nature of instinct - instinct and intelligence
6. The psychological nature of instinct - instinct-interest and 'meaning'
7. Classification of instinctive tendencies of man-instinct and emotion
8. The specific 'instinct' tendencies
9. Interests and sentiments
10. The general 'instinct' tendencies
11. The 'appetite' tendencies
Appendix 1. Meaning as affective
Appendix 2. Driesch's physiological criteria of reflex activity, instinct, and 'action'
Appendix 3. The emotional phase of affective experience
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Educational psychology [JNC]