Review of: Pensare senza coscienza

Reviews the paper "Pensare senza coscienza" by G. Sergi (Reprinted; La Rivista Moderna, Vol II, Fasc. I; 1899). This is an amplification and in some respects an advance on the author's doctrine of the unconscious, as developed in his "Psychologie physiologique". Professor Se...

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Published in:Psychological review 1899-07, Vol.6 (4), p.445-445
Main Author: Warren, Howard C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive Processes
Consciousness States
Experiences (Events)
Human
Problem Solving
Theories
Unconscious (Personality Factor)
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Summary:Reviews the paper "Pensare senza coscienza" by G. Sergi (Reprinted; La Rivista Moderna, Vol II, Fasc. I; 1899). This is an amplification and in some respects an advance on the author's doctrine of the unconscious, as developed in his "Psychologie physiologique". Professor Sergi starts out with the view that conscious thought is merely the last term in a series of unconscious brain states. In support of this theory he cites, from his own experience and others', numerous examples in which a problem has been solved or a train of reasoning worked out to a conclusion while the mind was occupied with something entirely different. In spite of the brevity of the paper and the lack of novelty in its standpoint, it calls for attention on account of the new observational data which the author has brought forward.
ISSN:0033-295X
1939-1471
DOI:10.1037/h0064865