Psychology and Politics, and Other Essays (Classic Reprint)

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from Psychology and Politics, and Other Essays IN January 1922 Dr Rivers was persuaded to accept the invitation to become a candidate for the repre sentation of the University Of London in the House of Commons. In his letter Of acceptance he wrote To one whose life has been passed in scientific research and education the prospect of entering practical politics can be no light matter. But the times are so ominous, the outlook for our own country and the world so black, that if others think I can be of service In political life, I cannot refuse. He at once threw himself with characteristic zeal into the task of [expounding his views on politics and Of integrating them with his social and psycho logical Convictions, tor, he said, I cannot believe that political problems differ from those of every other aspect of social life in being incapable of solution by scientific methods. This belief prompted him to deliver the three lectures on psychological theory that are printed in this volume - surely the most remarkable form of appeal to parliamentary electors in the history of politics! Before his sudden death in June 1922 he had carefully revised the manuscript in a way that indicated his intention to have these lectures pub lished in the form in which they now appear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.