• Volition . . . takes place only when there are a number of conflicting systems of ideas, and depends on our having a complex field of consciousness.

    William James: Volition . . . takes place only when there are a number of conflicting systems of ideas, and depends on our having a complex field of consciousness.
    William James (1983). “Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals”, p.104, Harvard University Press