character,' as JS Mill says, 'is a completely fashioned will'; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon all the principal emergencies of life. A tendency to act only... The Freshman and His College: A College Manual - Page 39edited by - 1913 - 156 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1886 - 982 pages
...completely fashioned will " ; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...actually occur, and the brain " grows " to their use. Every time a resolve or a fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing practical fruit, is worse... | |
| William James - 1887 - 26 pages
...completely fashioned will " ; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...actually occur, and the brain " grows " to their use. Every time a resolve or a fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing practical fruit, is worse... | |
| William James - 1890 - 80 pages
...completely fashioned will'; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...actually occur, and the brain 'grows* to their use. Every time a resolve or a fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing practical fruit is worse... | |
| William James - 1890 - 718 pages
...completely fashioned will ' ; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...actually occur, and the brain 'grows ' to their use. Every time a resolve or a fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing practical fruit is worse... | |
| William James - 1890 - 716 pages
...completely fashioned will ' ; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...actually occur, and the brain ' grows ' to their use. Every time a resolve or a fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing practical fruit is worse... | |
| William James - 1890 - 80 pages
...completely fashioned will'; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...to act only becomes effectively ingrained in us in propi uninterrupted frequency with which the actions actually occur, and the brain 'grows* to their... | |
| William James - 1890 - 720 pages
...completely fashioned will ' ; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...emergencies of life. A tendency to act only becomes effec- ,k tively ingrained in us in proportion to the uninterrupted frequency with which the actions... | |
| William James - 1890 - 720 pages
...completely fashioned will ' ; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon all the principal I,emergencies of life. A tendency to -act only becomes effectively ingrained in us in proportion to... | |
| William James - 1892 - 508 pages
...completely fashioned will ' ; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...fine glow of feeling is allowed to evaporate without * J. Bihnsen : ' Beit rage zu Charakterologie ' (1867), vol. I. p. 20ft. bearing practical fruit it... | |
| William James - 1892 - 520 pages
...completely fashioned will'; and a will, in the sense in which he means it, is an aggregate of tendencies to act in a firm and prompt and definite way upon...and the brain 'grows' to their use. When a resolve Dr a fine glow of feeling is allowed to evaporate without * J. Bahnsen : ' BeitrSge zu Charakterologie... | |
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