Understanding History : And Other Essays.

Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- How to Read and Understand History -- The Value of Free Thought -- Mentalism vs. Materialism -- The Meaning of Matter -- The Nature of "Mass" -- Ups and Downs of the Atomic Theory -- Quantum Theory -- The Behavior of Matter in Bulk -- Physics Is Still Deterministic -- Psychology Also Has Changed -- Life As It Appears in Biology -- What We Mean by Habit -- Habit Primarily Physical -- Physical Causes of Introspection -- The Physical and Mental Overlap -- Definition of "Physical" -- The Relations Between Mental and Physical Events -- The Question of "Materialism" -- Copyright Page.

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