Das Wirken der Seele: Ideen zu einer organischen Psychologie

In this early‑twentieth‑century treatise the author sketches a fresh framework for understanding the mind as an active, evolving organ‑system rather than a static, immaterial substance. He argues that will‑power and purposeful striving form the core engine of psychic life, weaving together inner intentions with the external conditions that shape development. By rejecting both naïve dualism and the old “substance” model, he proposes a monistic, evolutionary psychology that treats consciousness as a flowing series of actualised processes.

The work proceeds to contrast this organic‑teleological view with contemporary theories that still cling to metaphysical soul‑substances, showing how such concepts obscure the true dynamics of experience. The author emphasizes that mental phenomena are concrete, ever‑changing events rooted in the subject’s lived moment, and that their study must honor the reciprocal relationship between psyche and body. Readers can expect a thoughtful, historically grounded argument that invites psychologists, biologists and philosophers alike to reconsider the foundations of mental science.