The Principia Press was established to publish the works of noted psychologist J. R. Kantor (1888-1984). All Principia Press books in print can be ordered through The University of Akron Press by using one of the methods at the bottom of this page. Proceeds from sales support The Archives of the History of American Psychology, housed at the University of Akron.

Principles of Psychology
  The classical treatment of psychological activities as they occur, with the avoidance of both mentalistic and traditional behavioristic interpretations.

2 vol. set $20.00 Cloth CODE POP
997pp., 1949

An Objective Psychology of Grammar
  The viewpoint of a naturalistic psychology in which the treatment of linguistic problems is based on the observation of actual speech rather than on conventional word artifacts.

$13.00 Cloth CODE OPG
344 pp., 1968

Psychology and Logic
  An interpretation of the basic nature of system building, with a radical departure from traditional theories of reason and mentalistic psychology

2 vol. set $25.00 Cloth CODE PAL
722 pp., 1950

The Logic of Modern Science
  The analysis of scientific work when freed from dualistic assumptions and allowed free play on the basis of direct observation and critical influence.

$15.00 Cloth CODE LMS
359 pp., 1953

Interbehavioral Psychology
  A systemic presentation of interbehavioral psychology as a scientific discipline.

$15.00 Cloth CODE IP
276 pp.1 1959

The Scientific Evolution of Psychology
  The first attempt to narrate the history of psychology, from ancient times to the twentieth century, from a naturalistic point of view.

2 vol. set $40.00 Cloth CODE SEP
814 pp., 1969

The Aim and Progress by Psychology and Other Sciences
  A selection of papers on psychology, originally published between 1918 and 1969.

$20.00 Cloth CODE APPS
613 pp., 1971

The Science of Psychology: An Interbehavioral Survey
  (with N. W. Smith) A study presenting the data and interpretation of the psychological domain as those of a natural science eschewing dualistic mind-body doctrines.

$20.00 Cloth CODE SOP
517 pp., 1975

Psychological Linguistics
  A comprehensive study of the psychological aspects of speaking and symbolizing behavior, treated as actual performances of organisms in linguistic fields.

$15.00 Cloth CODE PL
304 pp., 1977

Cultural Psychology
  An interbehavioral study of the processes by which human organisms develop cultural traits as part of their general psychological personalities.

$16.00 Cloth CODE CP
360 pp., 1982

Tragedy and the Event Continuum
  An extended essay that takes tragedy beyond the world of literature to the larger context of natural events, viewed against a background of scientific philosophy and psychology.

$15.00 Cloth CODE TEC
113 pp., 1983

Psychological Comments and Queries
  Selected essays from The Psychological Record, assessing trends and problems in contemporary psychology and science.

$20.00 Cloth CODE PCQ
306 pp., 1984

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