Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-08
rsYCnoLoaIcAL KEsEARCH.
Lecture or Professor Thomas at Rich
mond College.


Vo.terdov afternoon Rev DR. W. ID.
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mOnd College, delivered pubuc iecluTc ot-
forn his iuniOr class. His subject was
=, So, Ic,t,tres of pocont pvscholo0ical
:,
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ihe Doctor began Nv aituulHg 10 lue 'oNV
that psychology has it, uus0lYed problems
apd ~ r,fiufo ~ theories and uD 10 the
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koAi pt UNIV ~ @aiif @'' ~" '"iN a 80" - ~ u"
aud pointing ont reasons Why iul- lact
should not be hcld gs roDT0GCh 20 10.
ro called attention fo The remarkable &C.
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uNlH "l ld't ln iNl DhVi'S''e /" ''''' '.iN.-''
anu ihcn vent on sptfA vi sOui1 i'''u'D -
OI this activity.
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IN
Recent psychology eAulr IN belhs sO'n'u''
10 pioi'- L asHiu-t i1iI"iu'lLR ln.o li.n D'b'
nine- % i' inquiries an, a. am .''l,l. - ~ WV
reality or naiu1o OF nina; also. aeainsl ven en-
turing upon ans d's'u'-ions or con cIuslons as a. 70
tlch mniisf- dHrilf inh l'osIe5' vi Ia5cao'ti i,
GA, ,YI ,,s '.'' ,bnnomena Of con-
sriousue.s: mat us legitimate aim j.. 10 conpre-
leuI thrso phenomena lu their re-stiOus 90 eao b
o,uer. aud that 10 should no. sttomp o. proceed
,u.- liirtlnrr tnsn this
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The Professor agrcel that all nero assum p-
fion3 concerning The nature OF mind ought To- De
excluded. ana should not prejudice he state
ment OF rryrhirsl facts ana la0s; but held mat
from whatever point of veW studied psychology
uot only may. b.t ought, to contribute a. mich
rs possible towards Ono solution 0l questions
concerning the reality aud ure OF the soul by
drawing such con.lusious o. follow from i's dis
cussi0us oi phenomena and Jaws.
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nerimonfal and objective methods are u-cd and
are chiefly relied upon by s)mr. Ihese include
Tie study Oi mcuiul phenomena IN conncciou
with nervous processes. and thr combination OF
this with fhs study of miud through IFS various
external manifestations. especially by the lOH o.
eulual-. Young children, Sc.
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Nller lhai,a''hs "hHt - ,i..,i,i ,i...,,ii,, ,,, y,,,
re.oerf to tbem by .lIerent writer's the pro-
fessor favored combining poth ,ne intfos pecise 9
aul eAptfli7i -l uifli-''7' Nu. 7o.i VIZ. ~
later should be -rl,'y suuoluiDu.n ".I ~ 'l'l
flppiem"ntais io lh' ioImrii aN' P,''elii' =
reasons Why lhH"N p''HNh must po 'nv '"iol
method. ne then gave some account "i INC Iu-
tr'oucion ana eAieh on 'l oApeIlHi'us~i
neihod- nm menlal SCIENCE
oCT-ANp-OUr NAIEEhLIsW
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d.. .se ,',,,,,.-.t a. f,. excluded en1 e-ue-iali v
.s tte .. i....- -..uio,.- of ms fuofbod i'm me
T.r. of ,t, d.. Z. ,,, o.it-4ri8-out .natrria.issn.
Ile ir-.-fs. tfaf tris tendency lis not % he met
Nv q mere contention about methods. mat they
will have their course. and that those who wish
t1 meet rlau, must lO so bv an ACQUAINTANCE
win rhy-IoIogi.al psychology
The aosakcr thcn proceeded 20 discuss who
tlrr fgo farts already learned by the class a.
corded w.ih tho Wow hat the phonomens Of
consciousness require for uleir explanation no
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