1. Introduction
2. Descriptive psychology of natural inclination or instinct from Hobbes to Dugald Stewart
3. Philosophical and scientific views of the nature and meaning of instinct
4. The psychological nature of instinct - the 'knowledge' of instinct
5. The psychological nature of instinct - instinct and intelligence
6. The psychological nature of instinct - instinct-interest and 'meaning'
7. Classification of instinctive tendencies of man-instinct and emotion
8. The specific 'instinct' tendencies
9. Interests and sentiments
10. The general 'instinct' tendencies
11. The 'appetite' tendencies
Appendix 1. Meaning as affective
Appendix 2. Driesch's physiological criteria of reflex activity, instinct, and 'action'
Appendix 3. The emotional phase of affective experience
Bibliography
Index.
