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Lettera dello psicologo Gustav Spiller (1864-1940) a Giulio Cesare Ferrari
Lettera dello psicologo Gustav Spiller (1864-1940) a Giulio Cesare Ferrari
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8 rue Michel Chauvet,
Genève
1/8/21
Dear Professor Ferrari,
I have much pleasure in forwarding you a copy of my work A New System of Scientific Procedure [1], which has just appeared.
My Mind of Man [2], of which you spoke appreciatively, was mainly written to test a develop my methodological views. Scientific Procedure represents the realisation of a youth's youthful dream - of a youth who wished to concentrate his life's thought a energy on a single task instead of wandering from one oasis of knowledge to another.
If you should find the book interesting enough to review it, I should be grateful for a copy of the review, as I should like to profit by your comments. When you were here in Genève, you were kind enough to suggest that you like to translate something of mine. I suppose my ardent wish to introduce the book to the Italian intelligenzia through an Italian translation is not likely to be realised.
Trusting this letter will find you in good health,
I remain
Yours sincerely
G. Spiller
P.S. I have had a word of high appreciation from Eucken [3] who also thinks that there will be much interest in the work in Germany.
GS
[1] G. Spiller, A new system of scientific procedure: being an attempt to ascertain, develop and systematize the general methods employed in modern inquiries at their best, London, Watts & Co., 1921. Spiller era in quel periodo membro dell'Intelligence Service della Divisione scientifica dell'Ufficio internazionale del lavoro di Ginevra.
[2] G. Spiller, The mind of man. A text-book of psychology, London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co. - New York, The Macmillan Co., 1902.
[3] Il filosofo idealista tedesco Rudolf Eucken (1846-1926), che nel 1874 sostituì Kuno Fischer (1824-1907) alla cattedra di filosofia dell'Università di Jena. Ottenne il premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1908.
Genève
1/8/21
Dear Professor Ferrari,
I have much pleasure in forwarding you a copy of my work A New System of Scientific Procedure [1], which has just appeared.
My Mind of Man [2], of which you spoke appreciatively, was mainly written to test a develop my methodological views. Scientific Procedure represents the realisation of a youth's youthful dream - of a youth who wished to concentrate his life's thought a energy on a single task instead of wandering from one oasis of knowledge to another.
If you should find the book interesting enough to review it, I should be grateful for a copy of the review, as I should like to profit by your comments. When you were here in Genève, you were kind enough to suggest that you like to translate something of mine. I suppose my ardent wish to introduce the book to the Italian intelligenzia through an Italian translation is not likely to be realised.
Trusting this letter will find you in good health,
I remain
Yours sincerely
G. Spiller
P.S. I have had a word of high appreciation from Eucken [3] who also thinks that there will be much interest in the work in Germany.
GS
[1] G. Spiller, A new system of scientific procedure: being an attempt to ascertain, develop and systematize the general methods employed in modern inquiries at their best, London, Watts & Co., 1921. Spiller era in quel periodo membro dell'Intelligence Service della Divisione scientifica dell'Ufficio internazionale del lavoro di Ginevra.
[2] G. Spiller, The mind of man. A text-book of psychology, London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co. - New York, The Macmillan Co., 1902.
[3] Il filosofo idealista tedesco Rudolf Eucken (1846-1926), che nel 1874 sostituì Kuno Fischer (1824-1907) alla cattedra di filosofia dell'Università di Jena. Ottenne il premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1908.