author
James Sully
1842–1923
A pioneering British psychologist and philosopher, he helped bring psychology into the university classroom in Britain and wrote influential books on the mind, childhood, and illusion. His work blends careful observation with a clear, approachable style that still feels surprisingly modern.
4 Audiobooks
Children's Ways Being selections from the author's "Studies of childhood," with some additional matter
by James Sully
Studies of childhood
by James Sully
Illusions: A Psychological Study
by James Sully
About the author
Born in Bridgwater, Somerset, on March 3, 1842, James Sully was educated in Taunton, at Regent's Park College, and in Germany at Göttingen and Berlin. Though he was first intended for the Nonconformist ministry, he turned instead to a literary and philosophical career and became known as an important early voice in British psychology.
Sully wrote widely on psychology, philosophy, education, and aesthetics. Among his best-known books are Outlines of Psychology, The Human Mind, Illusions, and Studies of Childhood. He was especially interested in mental life as it appears in everyday experience, and his writing helped make psychological ideas accessible to a broader reading public.
From 1892 to 1903, he served as Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London. Remembered as an English psychologist, philosopher, and writer, he died on November 1, 1923, in Richmond, Surrey.