Psychology / A Study Of Mental Life

Psychology, then, is a science. It is the science of--what shall we say? "The science of the soul"--that is what the name means by derivation and ancient usage. "The science of the mind" has a more modern sound. "The science of consciousness" is more modern still. "The science of behavior" is the most recent attempt at a concise formula.

First psychology lost its soul, then it lost its mind, then it lost consciousness; it still has behavior, of a kind."

The science of the soul"--that is what the name means by derivation and ancient usage