...was defined by William James, in his 1890 The Principles of Psychology. "Consciousness," he writes, "does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. Such...as it presents itself in the first instance. It is nothingjointed; it flows. A 'river' or a 'stream' are the metaphors by which it is most naturally described....

...popular textbook of psychology and added a formulation that subsequently became famous. "Consciousness does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. Such...words as 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly ... It is nothing jointed; it flows. A 'river' or a 'stream' are the metaphors by which it is most...

...masterpiece of "stream of consciousness" literature. In 1890, William James wrote that "consciousness does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. Such...words as 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly It is nothing jointed, it flows. A 'river' or 'stream' is the metaphor by which it is most naturally...

...this view could not account for the 'feeling' of self-continuity moving from experience to experience: Consciousness, then, does not appear to itself chopped...instance. It is nothing jointed: it flows. A 'river' or 'stream' are the metaphors by which it is most naturally described. In talking of it hereafter, let...

...und transitiven Fluss beschreibt, welcher sich nicht in isolierbare Einheiten segmentieren lässt: Consciousness, then, does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. Such words äs 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly äs it presents itself in the first instance. It is...