Porter, Noah 1811-1892

The human intellect with an introduction upon psychology and the soul by Noah Porter ( Book )
57 editions published between 1868 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The work now offered to the public was prepared primarily and directly as a text-book for colleges and higher schools. It was also designed secondarily, though not less really, as a manual for more advanced students of psychology and speculative philosophy. The applications of metaphysical philosophy must be familiarized to the mind by ample illustrations and frequent repetition, in order that the meaning and importance of the principles themselves may be understood and appreciated. The philosophy taught in this volume is pronounced and positive in the spiritual and theistic direction, as contrasted with the materialistic and anti-theistic tendency which is so earnestly defended by its advocates as alone worthy to be called scientific. The author, though earnest in his own opinions, has aimed to adhere most rigidly to the methods of true science, and to employ no arguments which he did not believe would endure the severest scrutiny"--Préface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)

A history of philosophy, from Thales to the present time by Friedrich Ueberweg ( Book )
34 editions published between 1872 and 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 711 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The American colleges and the American public by Noah Porter ( Book )
26 editions published between 1870 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The elements of moral science, theoretical and practical by Noah Porter ( Book )
29 editions published between 1884 and 1980 in English and held by 541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The elements of intellectual science a manual for schools and colleges by Noah Porter ( Book )
45 editions published between 1871 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 496 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Textbook presenting an overview of the major areas of the broad field psychology and psychological science. The text first material presented is called an "Introduction: Psychology and the Soul". Next comes a preliminary chapter examining the "Human Intellect: Its Function, Development, and Faculties". The book itself is divided into four major "Parts" containing material grouped under the following titles: "Part First: Presentation and Presentative Knowledge"; "Part Second: Representation and Representative Knowledge"; "Part Third: Thought and Thought Knowledge"; "Part Fourth: Intuition--The categories--First Principles". The preface notes that in accordance with the wishes of many instructors and friends of education, the author has prepared an abridged edition of his work entitled, The Human Intellect, which was first published in 1868. In doing this, he has retained all the leading positions of the original work, with many of the illustrations, occasionally condensing the language, and not infrequently changing the order and method of the argument. Many important topics, less adapted to an elementary work, have been omitted altogether. The controversial and critical observations, have to a large extent been dropped, or greatly abridged. The historical matter has been in part retained, so far as seemed appropriate to a strictly elementary manual. In order, however, to meet the wants of schools, as well as of colleges, some of the matter which is less adapted to beginners, has been printed in smaller type." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Books and reading; or, What books shall I read and how shall I read them? by Noah Porter ( Book )
39 editions published between 1871 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The educational systems of the Puritans and Jesuits compared a premium essay, written for "The Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theological Education at the West." by Noah Porter ( Book )
14 editions published between 1851 and 1983 in English and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Kant's ethics : a critical exposition by Noah Porter ( Book )
27 editions published between 1886 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"As its title imports, this treatise is both expository and critical. In expounding Kant's ethical theory to English readers, the writer has thought it best to state this theory very largely in Kant's own language, with such comments as might be required to make it intelligible. He has done this for two reasons, that he might be entirely just to Kant himself, and that he might aid the unpracticed student in the somewhat discouraging task of interpreting the German philosopher. For both these reasons he has often retained Kant's peculiar and frequently highly technical phraseology in order that, by mere repetition, it might become familiar, while yet he has sought to give its meaning in current English, that the student might acquire facility in interpreting the Kantian dialect by its English equivalents. Besides the expository and critical matter thus described the reader will find a brief general introduction, together with a summary or condensed review of the distinctive positions taken by Kant upon the most important topics, such as metaphysics, theology, and faith"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

An American dictionary of the English language by Noah Webster ( Book )
68 editions published between 1848 and 1900 in English and held by 347 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This new edition has been carefully prepared in a proprietary compact format : All of the words, definitions, and examples have been preserved, but the explanations of word origins have been omitted to save space, as has Webster's lengthy technical introduction. Scripture references have been standardized in modern format, and many abbreviations have been spelled out for greater understanding. The text has been newly typeset with Charter typeface, making the text highly readable in spite of its small size. --from publisher's preface

History of modern philosophy by Kuno Fischer ( Book )
29 editions published between 1887 and 1992 in English and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide