Frederic C. Bartlett: an invitation to further Reading

Abstract

This text is an invitation to read Frederic C. Bartlett's article "Types of imagination" published in 1928 in the "Journal of Philosophical Studies". After reviewing some elements of Bartlett's intellectual biography, some clues are suggested to understand the relevance of Bartlett's work and figure both in the promotion of contemporary theoretical approaches in Psychology and in the revision of the very history of psychology.