...bearing upon McDougall's views as expressed in the following regarding the driving power of instinct : "We may say, then, that directly or indirectly the...prime movers of all human activity; by the conative or impulse force of some instinct (or of some habit derived from an instinct), every train of thought,...

...emotion ideas would be lifeless, dead, inert, incapable of determining conduct. 'f So Dr McDougall says 'that directly or indirectly the instincts are the prime movers of all human activity 'J; while Dr Bernard Hart speaks of ' the great primary instincts which constitute the principal driving...

...glimpse of the responsibility and the opportunity that is ours. THE DRIVING POWER OF HUMAN INSTINCTS1 We may say, then, that directly or indirectly the...however cold and passionless it may seem, is borne along toward its end, and every bodily activity is initiated and sustained. The instinctive impulses determine...

...Founded in 1 887 by G. STANLEY HALL VOL. XXXIII JANUARY, 1922 No. i INSTINCT AND VALUE* By HENRY C. LINK "We may say, then, that directly or indirectly the...instincts are the prime movers of all human activity. The instinctive impulses determine the ends of all activities and supply the driving power by which...

...instinctive? Here we find differences of opinion. One authority, McDougall, answers the question as follows: "We may say, then, that directly or indirectly the...are the prime movers of all human activity; by the impulsive force of some instinct (or some habit derived from an instinct), every train of thought,...

...instinctive impulse or some conjunction of two or more such impulses. Hence, as I have written elsewhere, "the instincts are the prime movers of all human activity;...the conative or impulsive force of some instinct, every train of thought, however cold and passionless it may seem, is borne along toward its end, and...

..."the instincts are the prime movers of all human activity; by the conative or impulsive force of some instinct, every train of thought, however cold and passionless it may seem, is borne along toward its end, and every bodily activity is initiated and sustained. The instinctive impulses determine...

...aspects of society. It is true that their significance is not seen solely in their social functions: "Directly or indirectly the instincts are the prime movers of all human activity." But it is at the same time claimed that they have particularly important social expressions. And MacDougall...

...aspects of society. It is true that their significance is not seen solely in their social functions: "Directly or indirectly the instincts are the prime movers of all human activity." But it is at the same time claimed that they have particularly important social expressions. And MacDougall...

...which causes phenomena. A passage from Dr. McDougal1's " Social Psychology " will illustrate this. " We may say, then, that directly or indirectly the...by the conative or impulsive force of some instinct . . . every train of thought, however cold and passionless it may seem, is borne along towards its...