Books like The principles of psychology

The principles of psychology by William James reads as academic, foundational. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Psychology

William James · 1892

Both explore consciousness & emotion

73% genome match

Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Adam Smith · 1788

Same nonfiction feel

65% genome match

The Federalist, or, The New Constitution

Alexander Hamilton · 1788

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Du contrat social

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762

Same philosophy feel

60% genome match

Modern man in search of a soul

Carl Gustav Jung · 1933

Same philosophy feel

60% genome match

Sex and repression in savage society

Bronisław Malinowski · 1927

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

De l'esprit des lois

Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu · 1748

Same philosophy feel

61% genome match

An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation

Jeremy Bentham · 1823

Same philosophy feel

63% genome match

Die Traumdeutung

Sigmund Freud · 1899

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken

Daniel Paul Schreber · 1903

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

A Treatise of Human Nature

David Hume · 2003

Same philosophy feel

61% genome match

Identity

Erik H. Erikson · 1968

Both explore self

62% genome match