Psychology: empirical and rational / by Michael Maher.

  • Maher, Michael, 1860-1918.
Date:
1911
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Psychology: empirical and rational / by Michael Maher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Reviews of the First Edition. PSYCHOLOGY. We regard Father Maher’s book on Psychology as one of the most important contributions to philosophical literature published in this country for a long time. . . . What renders his work especially valuable is the breadth of his modern reading, and the skill with which he presses things new, no less than old, into the service of his argument. His dialectical skill is as remarkable as his wealth of learning, and not less notable is his spirit of fairness. . . . Whether the reader agrees or disagrees with the author’s views, it is impos- sible to deny the ability, fulness, and cogency of the argument.”— St. James's Gazette, July 8, 1892. ... The author has proved himself a thoroughly competent guide and teacher on the subject of his work. Almost every page of his book bears the mark of careful thought and wide reading. . . Taken for what it professes to be, this is an excellent manual. It deserves and will repay study.”—The Scotsman, August 4, 1890. This book, by the Professor of Mental Philosophy at Stony- hurst College, is a sober, scholarly, and important work. . . . The author’s treatment of Psychology is simple, logical, and graceful. His definitions are clear and precise, his style is crisp and nervous, and his knowledge of the literature of his subject is very consider- able.”—Educational Review, June, 1891. This Manual is an able and well-considered effort to reconcile mediaeval and modern philosophy. The author bases his argument mainly on the works of Aquinas and the schoolmen, but he gives fair recognition to modern philosophers and to modern science. . . . We can commend the book to students of Natural Theology and Psychology.”—The Church Review, September 26, 1890. Father Maher’s joining of old with new in his Psychology is very skilful; and sometimes the highly systematized character of the scholastic doctrine gives him a certain advantage in the face of modern psychological classifications with their more tentative character. . . . The historical and controversial parts all through the volume are in general very careful and well managed.”—Mind. “ The author is always lucid, cogent, and learned. His know- ledge of the works of writers on Psychology is thorough and sound, and results in a most valuable aid to the student: particularly good examples of this are his historical sketches of the Theories of External Perception, General Cognition, and the Moral Sense, whilst the historical references and notes on almost every point should prove extremely helpful.”—The University Correspondent, November, 1890. This work cannot be too highly recommended.”—The Tablet, November 1, 1890. . . . The book is a distinct gain to psychological science, and places its author in the front rank of the clear, deep thinkers of our time. It is a thoroughly scientific work, evincing on the part of its author great powers of analysis and discrimination, with the most profound and varied knowledge of philosophical literature.”—Thi Irish Ecclesiastical Record, January, 1891.