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Alexander Bain. The Thoemmes Encyclopedia of the History of Ideas. An excellent summary of Bain's contribution to psychology.

Mind, Brain and Adaptation in the Nineteenth Century by Robert M. Young.. Chapter 3: "Alexander Bain: Transition from Introspective Psychology to Experimental Psycholphysiology". An online chapter on Bain's psychology from a well-received book on the mind-body problem.

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"The Turkish woman exposing her face, is no less conscience-smitten than if she murdered her child. There is no act, however trivial, that cannot be raised to the position of a moral act, by the imperative of society."

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