| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 112 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
American philosophy
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American philosophy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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." |
| Summary |
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, William J. Gavin 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, Gavin provides a cle. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
James, William, 1842-1910.
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James, William, 1842-1910. |
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James, William, 1842-1910. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gavin, W.J. (William J.), 1943- William James in focus. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2013 9780253007865 0253007860 (DLC) 2012031813 |
| ISBN |
025300795X (electronic book) |
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9780253007957 (electronic book) |
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1283869918 (electronic book) |
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9781283869911 (electronic book) |
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9780253007865 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0253007860 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253007926 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0253007925 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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