Frédéric Paulhan
Born in Nîmes on April 21, 1856, Frédéric Paulhan became, after brilliant studies, curator of the city library. A stutterer, he cannot access education. In Paris since 1896, he is an art lover, collector and philosopher. He calls himself a publicist.
He thus published more than twenty volumes of philosophy, first from Nîmes – the mentions of printers attest to this – then in Paris, most often with Alcan, buyer of Germer Baillière, but also with Octave Doin, Flammarion and finally Gallimard. Added to this are around a hundred articles, mainly in the Philosophical Review of France and Foreign Affairs directed by Théodule Ribot then by Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, but also in La Philosophie positive by Émile Littré, the Journal of Normal and Pathological Psychology by Pierre Janet and Georges Dumas, La Revue des idées by Remy de Gourmont, le Mercure de France by Alfred Vallette, La Revue Universel by Jacques Bainville and Henri Massis, La Vie by Marius-Ary Leblond — and Nemausa, in Nîmes. His fields were sociology, experimental psychology - pragmatics or cognitive sciences avant la lettre - music, literature and the arts. Dreyfusard, hostile to neo-Darwinism, he is also known as the father of Jean Paulhan, also a man of magazines. He died on March 14, 1931.
In the following bibliography, we distinguish between works, journal publications and critical studies. In these three sections, the order adopted is chronological. All references have been checked on the physical copies. I thank Christian Duquesne and Véronique Hoffmann-Martinot for their help.
Bernard Baillaud
I. VOLUME PUBLICATIONS
– The Physiology of the Mind, Paris, Librairie Germer Baillière et Cie, n.d. [1880], in-16 (146 x 93 mm) of 1 f. bl., 190 pp. and 1 f. of cat. ed. [the work has 10 figures in the text; according to the editions, printer’s mentions: “Coulommiers. – Typography Paul Brodard” or “Coulommiers. – Typog. Paul Brodard” at the bottom of p. 190 and “Coulommiers. – Typography Paul Brodard” on back cover; translation into Spanish in 1907; see below for the resumptions, by Alcan in 1910, and by Harmattan in November 2006. Several works bear the same title: those of Antoine Guitton, alias A.G. de Mériclet, in 1848, of Henry Maudsley, professor at University College London, translated from English by Alexandre Herzen in 1879, and of Georges Surbled, n.d.].
– Monsieur Bigot and his patoise fables, Nîmes, Imprimerie de Clavel-Ballivet, 1883, 8vo, 32 p. (coll. “Little Library of “Nemausa””) [on the rachalan; Printer’s note: “12, rue Pradier, 12” repeated at the bottom of the last page. Extract: “I know that Mr. Bigot was born in Nîmes, in 1825, to a well-off and literate worker, and that he left school at thirteen. » (p. 5)]
– Affective phenomena and the laws of their appearance. Essay on general psychology, Paris, Ancienne bookstore Germer Baillière et Cie, Félix Alcan, 1887, in-18°, 164 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [2nd edition in 1901, 18vo, 164 p. ; 3rd edition revised and corrected in May 1912, 18°, 164 p. ; 4th edition in 1926, 18°, 164 p. ; L’Harmattan, 2008].
– Mental Activity and the Elements of the Mind, Paris, Former bookstore Germer Baillière et Cie, Félix Alcan publisher, 1889, 8vo, 588 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [printer’s notice: “Nîmes. – Typ. F. Chastanier, 12, rue Pradier” at the bottom of the last page (p. 588) and “Coulommiers. – Imp. P. Brodard et Gallois” at the bottom of the back cover; there is a large paper print; 2nd ed., 1913, 8°, 586 p. ; price book of the Lycée Mignet in Aix-en-Provence].
– Le Nouveau Mysticisme, Paris, Former bookstore Germer Baillière et Cie, Félix Alcan, 1891, in-18°, IV-204 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [printer’s note at the bottom of page 204: “Nîmes, Imprimerie Henry Michel et G. Gory, rue Nationale, 69”; there is a print on large paper].
– Catalog of the Library of Nîmes, t. IV, catalog of the Gide and Tessier Rolland bequests drawn up by Fr. Paulhan, curator of the Library, Nîmes, modern printing house of Gustave Gory, 1892, 8vo, 503 p. [thanks to M. Poussigue, sub-librarian; printer's address: 12, rue de la Banque].
– Joseph de Maistre and his philosophy, Paris, Félix Alcan, publisher, 1893, in-18°, 167 p. + 16 p. from the publisher's catalog (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [printer's note: “Nîmes. – Imprimerie G. Gory, 12, rue de la Banque”; the text was written for the 1892 French Academy eloquence competition; see below F. Picavet, 1893].
– Les Caractères, Paris, Former bookstore Germer Baillière et Cie, Félix Alcan, 1894, 8vo, 240 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [printer’s note: “Nîmes. – Typ. F. Chastanier, 12, rue Pradier”; 2nd ed. review, augmented by a new preface dated “Pontchartrain-Paris, September-October 1901” (p. XXXIII), 1902, XXXVI-247 p. ; 5th ed. revised in 1922; there is a separate reprint of the preface, under cover identical to that of the work: XXXIII p. + 3 f. whites].
– Intellectual Types, Logical Minds and False Minds, Paris, Former Germer Baillière bookstore, Félix Alcan, 1896, 8vo, 362 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [2nd edition, 1914, 8vo, VIII-388 p.] [work dedicated “To Monsieur Th. Ribot, / director of the Revue Philosophique, / professor at the Collège de France / Homage of affectionate recognition. »]
– “Preface” to: Roger DUMAS, Poems and legends, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, editor, 25-31, Passage Choiseul, 25-31, 1896, p. 5-11 [in a volume of 95 p., text signed “Fr. Paulhan” p. 11; all the copies that we were able to consult bear the date of 1897 on the front cover, that of 1896 on the title page; mention p. 95 and on the back cover: “Nîmes. – Typ. F. Chastanier, 12, rue Pradier”].
– Mr. J.-K. Huysmans and his work, Extract from the Nouvelle Revue, Paris, at the offices of the Nouvelle Revue, 1898, octavo, 35 p. [printer’s note: “Auxerre. – Typ. and lith. A. Lanier, rue de Paris, 43”; see below, in April 1898 for the reference to the review].
– Psychology of invention, Paris, Félix Alcan publisher, Former bookstore Germer Baillière et Cie, 1901, in-16°, 185 p. + catalog (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [mention: “Coulommiers. – Imp. Paul Brodard. — 797-1900”; 3rd edition, 1923; 4th edition, 1930, in-16°, 185 p., mention: “Imprimerie E. Durand, 18, Séguier, Paris”].
– Analysts and synthetic minds, Paris, Félix Alcan publisher, Ancienne bookstore Germer Baillière et Cie, 1902, in-16°, 196 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [printer’s note: “Paris – L. Maretheux, 1, rue Cassette. – 2211”; 2nd edition in 1928].
– Fisiologia del Espiritu, con un prologo del Dr Horacio G. Pinero, translation de F.J. Moreira, Buenos Aires, Cabaut & Cie, Editores, libreria del Colegio – Calle Alsina 500, 1902 [see above in 1880, below in 1907].
– La Volonté, Paris, Octave Doin, 1903, in-18°, 323 p. (coll. “Library of normal and pathological experimental psychology”, published under the direction of Dr. Toulouse, n° 26) [2nd edition in 1910, in-18°, 324 p. (coll. “Scientific encyclopedia published under the direction of Dr. Toulouse, Library of Experimental Psychology”)].
– The Function of Memory and Affective Memory, Paris, Félix Alcan bookstore, 1904, in-16°, 177-24 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [2nd ed. in 1924, 179 p., with the mention: “Imp. from Presses Universitaires de France, Paris. 4617-6-24” (p. 179)].
– Les Mensonges du character, Paris, Félix Alcan, publisher, Former bookstore Germer Baillière et Cie, 1905, 8vo, 276 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy” [printer’s note: “21-12-04. – Tours, Imp. E. Arrault et Cie”].
– Le Mensonge de l’art, Paris, Félix Alcan, publisher, Félix Alcan and Guillaumin bookstores united, 1907, 8vo, 380 p. (coll. “Library of Contemporary Philosophy”) [printer’s note: “1-8-06. – Tours, imp. E. Arrault et Cie”].
Resources
The works of Frédéric Paulhan are accessible in Gallica or OBVIL:
Affective phenomena and the laws of their appearance
Mental Activity and the Elements of the Mind (1889)
True hallucinations and mental suggestion, Revue des deux mondes (1892)
Logical Minds and False Minds (1896)
Psychology of the pun, Revue des deux mondes (1897)
Analysts and Synthetic Minds (1903)
The function of memory and emotional recollection (1904)
The Logic of Contradiction (1911)
Psychology of Invention (1911)
The social transformations of feelings (1920)
The double function of language (1929)
Bibliography of the writings of Frédéric Paulhan
Biographical note of Frédéric Paulhan in SLJP
Bibliographie des textes parus dans la NRF
Les textes qui suivent, publiés dans La Nouvelle Revue Française, sont regroupés en quatre grands ensembles, les textes de Frédéric Paulhan, les notes et chroniques de l'auteur, les textes sur l'auteur et enfin, s'ils existent, les textes traduits par l'auteur.
Textes de Frédéric Paulhan
- [Réflexions], 1931-09-01
Notes de Frédéric Paulhan
Ces textes de Frédéric Paulhan peuvent être des notes de lecture d'ouvrages, des notes d'humeur, des critiques de spectacles, des faits-divers, des textes inédits... Ils ont paru dans une "rubrique" de la NRf : Chronique des romans, L'air du mois, Le temps comme il passe , etc. ou dans un numéro d'hommage.
- Mémoires I, II, du Chancelier Prince de Bülow (Plon), 1931-02-01, Notes : littérature générale
Textes sur Frédéric Paulhan
Ces textes peuvent être des études thématiques sur l'auteur, des correspondances, des notes de lecture d'ouvrages de l'auteur ou sur l'auteur, des entretiens menés par lui, ou des ouvrages édités par lui.
- Frédéric Paulhan, par Ramon Fernandez, 1931-04-01, articles
Répartition temporelle des textes parus dans la NRf (1908—1968)
On trouvera représenté ici la répartition des textes dans le temps, réunis dans les quatre catégories précédemment définies : Textes, Notes, Traductions, Textes sur la personne.