In all this process of acquiring conceptions, a certain instinctive or…

William James
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In all this process of acquiring conceptions, a certain instinctive order is followed. There is a native tendency to assimilate certain kinds of conception at one age, and other kinds of conception at a later age. ✨ William James (1983). Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals, p.89, Harvard University Press
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