An Introduction to Psychology. By Wilhelm Wundt. Trans- lated by
Rudolf Pintner. (George Allen. 3s. 6d.)—The modern development of psychology along experimental lines owes more, perhaps, to Professor Wundt than to any other living writer upon the subject. His well-known work upon the "Outlines of Psycho- logy" is among the principal text-books used by all students. The present is a shorter work, which will prove a useful introduction for those who are making their first acquaintance with the difficult questions treated of by this branch of knowledge. As is to be ex- pected from any of Professor Wundt's writings, the emphasis is always upon the physiological concomitants of consciousness rather than upon the elements of consciousness itself. And, though one may doubt whether this psycho-physical method is likely in the long run to avoid the irrelevancies to which it is obviously so much prone, there can be no question of the ability which Profes- sor Wundt displays in handling his material.
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