ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides a picture of the wealth of work that went toward the philosophical study of mind in the nineteenth century. It deals with the main figures of German idealism: Immanuel Kant, Karl Reinhold, I. H. Fichte, K. F. A. Schelling and Hegel. The book offers a presentation of Johann Friedrich Herbart’s criticisms of Kantian philosophy of psychology and sketches the elements of Herbart's own views. It discusses some of the main innovations of the important thinker. The book provides a meticulous overview of some of Ernst Mach's main contributions to the theory of perception, assessing them in light of later developments and criticisms. It also offers insight into Mach's treatment of adjacent metaphysical questions. The book focuses on William James's account of 'concepts' to throw light on the reasons for James's putative "rejection" of logic.
