James Sully
| James Sully | |
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Sully in about 1880
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| Born |
3 March 1842 Whitton, London |
| Died | 1 November 1923 (aged 81) Richmond, Surrey |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Literary movement | Associationism |
James Sully (3 March 1842 – 1 November 1923) was an English psychologist.
He was born at Bridgwater, Somerset the son of J.W. Sully, a liberal Baptist merchant and ship-owner. He was educated at the Independent College, Taunton, Regent's Park College, University of Göttingen, where he studied under Lotze, and at Humboldt University, Berlin where he studied under DuBois-Reymond and Helmholtz.
Sully was originally destined for the nonconformist ministry and in 1869 became classical tutor at the Baptist College, Pontypool. In 1871, however, he adopted a literary and philosophic career. Between 1892 to 1903, he was Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London, where he was succeeded by Carveth Read.
An adherent of the associationist school of psychology, his views had great affinity with those of Alexander Bain. He wrote monographs on subjects such as pessimism, and psychology textbooks, some of the first in English, including The Human Mind (1892). His 1881 Illusions was commended by both Freud and Wundt.
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