"This book discusses the nature and object of the philosophy of the human mind. Topics discussed include the following: (1) external perception; (2) attention; (3) conception; (4) abstraction; (5) the association of ideas; (6) the influence of association in regulating the succession of thoughts; (7) the influence of association on the intellectual power; and (8) memory and imagination." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved).