The Open court . -. , gilt top. Pp. 357. $ (7s. 6d. net.) Imagination is not the possessiononly of the inspired few, but is a func-tion of the mind common to all men insome degree; and mankind has displayedas much imagination in practical life asin its more emotional phases—in mech-anical, military, industrial, and , in religious, and politicalinstitutions as well as in the sculpture,painting, poetry and song. This isthe central thought in the new book ofTh. Ribot, the well-known psychologist,modestly entitled An Essay on theCreative Imagination. It is a
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