William James in Focus : Willing to Believe /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gavin, W. J. (William J.), 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
James, William > 1842-1910
James, William, > 1842-1910.
Philosophie
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Pragmatism.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • James's life: will to believe as affirmation
  • "Will to believe": policing versus free-roaming
  • Principles of psychology: consciousness as a constitutive stream
  • Varieties of religious experience: mysticism as a vague "exemplar"
  • Pragmatism: corridor as "latent" and "the will to believe"
  • Metaphysics: radical empiricism and pure experience
  • "Pure" versus "impure" experience: examples of pure experience
  • Challenges to "the will to believe"
  • Conclusion: pragmatism, death, and "the will to believe."

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