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• - De Anima [On the Soul]. One of the first western statements on psychology, and still influential. Full text on-line.
  
• - William H. Calvin's 1996 book on evolution of consciousness, intelligence, and language.
  
• - Joy of Visual Perception. An on-line book on the anatomy & physiology of vision, and on visual psychophysics.
  
• - The Conscious Mind (Oxford Univ. Press, 1996). An interesting monograph on consciousness by a philosopher who believes that a materialistic reduction of consciousness is impossible.
  
• - A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. An important work in the history of empiricism and idealism, and a string influence on David Hume. Full text on-line.
  
• - Mental Development in the Child and the Race. "Represents a pioneer effort to present a picture of the social nature of the self and the manner of its growth," by one of the founders of American psychology. Full text on-line.
  
• - Purple Perils. A collection of Gibson's private notes for seminars from 1954 to 1979, available on-line.