The vast majority of textual citations in this work will refer to James’s full-length Principles (1890), but occasional citations will point to his shortened Briefer Course (1892) and his later Talks to Teachers on Psychology (1899). In case of ambiguity, Principles will be indicated by PP; Psychology by PBC (for Psychology: Briefer Course); and Talks to Teachers on Psychology by TTP. Abbreviated citations will also be used for James’s Varieties of Religious Experience (VRE) and The Correspondence of William James (CWJ). Other abbreviated citations, as listed in the References will be made to additional works by James. In quoting from his works I have at times omitted or added italics.
All citations of James’s works will refer to the definitive Harvard University Press editions. Since the pagination of Principles is continuous across the two volumes of text, no references to volume numbers will be given. A third volume of the Harvard edition of Principles contains editorial notes, appendices, and scholarly information as well as an index of the names and subjects covered in the first two volumes.
For a complete listing of the chapters in Principles, see Appendix A, which also indicates the sources of some of these chapters as well as the chapters in which each is treated in this book. Appendix B provides a comparison of chapter topics in James’s three related textbooks on psychology – PP, PBC, and TPP.