Sick souls, healthy minds : how William James can save your life /

"In his diaries, the American philosopher and psychologist William James, for whom the personal and the philosophical were never far apart, recounted how in his late twenties he was confronted with existential despair regarding the issue of free will: do humans have the capacity to act freely a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaag, John, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Temas:
James, William, > 1842-1910.
Pragmatism.
Pragmatisme.
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PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Pragmatism.
Harvard.
Henry James.
In the Maelstrom of Modernism.
Louis Menand.
Metaphysical Club.
Robert Richardson.
Steven Rose.
Varieties of Religious Experience.
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empirical psychology.
free will.
freedom.
hope.
how to live.
inspirational books.
meaning of pragmatism.
meaninglessness.
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nihilism.
overcoming despair.
overcoming determinism.
practical philosophy.
transcendence.
uses of pragmatism.
what does pragmatism mean.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prologue: "A Disgust for Life"
  • 1. Determinism and Despair
  • 2. Freedom and Life
  • 3. Psychology and the Healthy Mind
  • 4. Consciousness and Transcendence
  • 5. Truth and Consequences
  • 6. Wonder and Hope
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Suggested Reading
  • Index

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