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William James in focus : willing to believe /
William James (1842-1910) is a canonical figure of American pragmatism. Trained as a medical doctor, James was more engaged by psychology and philosophy and wrote a foundational text, Pragmatism, for this characteristically American way of thinking. Distilling the main currents of James's thoug...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | American philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | William James (1842-1910) is a canonical figure of American pragmatism. Trained as a medical doctor, James was more engaged by psychology and philosophy and wrote a foundational text, Pragmatism, for this characteristically American way of thinking. Distilling the main currents of James's thought, the author of this book focuses on "latent" and "manifest" ideas in James to disclose the notion of "will to believe," which courses through his work. For students who may be approaching James for the first time and for specialists who may not know James as deeply as they wish, the author provides a path to understanding James's philosophy even as he embraces James's complications and hesitations. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 111 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [93]-106) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253007957 025300795X 9781283869911 1283869918 |