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When was The Principles of Psychology published?

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William James published his monumental work, The Principles of Psychology, in 1890. Although he had originally contracted to produce a textbook by 1880, the project expanded significantly over the following decade into a two-volume masterpiece that established the functional point of view in the field of psychology.1