Knowledge is the product of leisure. The members of a very primitive society have no time to amass knowledge; their days are fully occupied with the … - Edward B. Titchener

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Knowledge is the product of leisure. The members of a very primitive society have no time to amass knowledge; their days are fully occupied with the provision of the bare necessities of life. But as soon as a community begins to accumulate wealth, and so becomes able to support a leisured class (priests, instructors of rich men's children), an opportunity is created for those who desire knowledge to devote their lives to its acquirement. Out of this 'curiosity to know' science is born.

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About Edward B. Titchener

Edward Bradford Titchener (11 January 1867 – 3 August 1927) was a British psychologist who studied under Wilhelm Wundt for several years. Titchener is best known for creating his version of psychology that described the structure of the mind: structuralism. He created the largest doctoral program in the United States (at the time) after becoming a professor at .

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Native Name: Edward Bradford Titchenerr
Alternative Names: E. B. Titchener Edward Bradford Titchener Edward Titchener
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