Part 66 - Copy letter from Henry Sidgwick to Victoria Welby

1 doc: typed copy letter.

Apologises for the delay in replying to Welby with reference to her article in Mind. Explains that he has been very busy, and also claims that he does not think he could make any useful suggestions on the question of a paper for the International Congress of Psychology. With reference to her article, states that he agrees with her 'as to the utility of more careful and systematic reflection on the usage of the group of terms' discussed by her. Believes, however, that the question 'is mainly one for logicians rather than psychologists'. Does not believe that it is an appropriate topic for a psychological congress, 'especially as the Congress does not expressly include Inference (of which Interpretation is a species) among its topics'. Suggests 'Interpretation as a psychological process' as a title for her paper. Does not remember the topic being expressly treated in recent handbooks of psychology, and believes that it deserves systematic treatment. Observes that on page 25 she does not include psychology among the list of studies that has a peculiar meaning term correlated with it. Believes that there would be some interest in working out the characteristics of interpretation as a psychological process.