Young William James Thinking

Author : Paul J. Croce
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421423650
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Young William James Thinking written by Paul J. Croce and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimately, Young William James Thinking reveals how James provided a humane vision well suited to our pluralist age.

Author : John Kaag
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691216711
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sick Souls, Healthy Minds written by John Kaag and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a compelling introduction to the life-affirming philosophy of William James. In 1895, William James, the father of American philosophy, delivered a lecture entitled Is Life Worth Living? It was no theoretical question for James, who had contemplated suicide during an existential crisis as a young man a quarter century earlier. Indeed, as John Kaag writes, James's entire philosophy, from beginning to end, was geared to save a life, his life and that's why it just might be able to save yours, too. THis is an introduction to James's life and thought that shows why the founder of pragmatism and empirical psychology - and an inspiration for Alcoholics Anonymous - can still speak so directly and profoundly to anyone struggling to make a life worth living. Kaag tells how James's experiences as one of what he called the sick-souled, those who think that life might be meaningless, drove him to articulate an ideal of healthy-mindedness an attitude toward life that is open, active, and hopeful, but also realistic about its risks. In fact, all of James's pragmatism, resting on the idea that truth should be judged by its practical consequences for our lives, is a response to, and possible antidote for, crises of meaning that threaten to undo many of us at one time or another. Along the way, Kaag also movingly describes how his own life has been endlessly enriched by James. Eloquent, inspiring, and filled with insight, this may be the smartest and most important self-help book you'll ever read.

Author : Ralph Barton Perry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Thought and Character of William James, as Revealed in Unpublished Correspondence and Notes written by Ralph Barton Perry and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert D. Richardson
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547526733
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book William James written by Robert D. Richardson and published by HMH. This book was released on 2007-09-14 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion—on modernism itself. Often cited as the “father of American psychology,” William James was an intellectual luminary who made significant contributions to at least five fields: psychology, philosophy, religious studies, teaching, and literature. A member of one of the most unusual and notable of American families, James struggled to achieve greatness amid the brilliance of his theologian father; his brother, the novelist Henry James; and his sister, Alice James. After studying medicine, he ultimately realized that his true interests lay in philosophy and psychology, a choice that guided his storied career at Harvard, where he taught some of America’s greatest minds. But it is James’s contributions to intellectual study that reveal the true complexity of man. In this biography that seeks to understand James’s life through his work—including Principles of Psychology, The Varieties of Religious Experience, and Pragmatism—Robert D. Richardson has crafted an exceptionally insightful work that explores the mind of a genius, resulting in “a gripping and often inspiring story of intellectual and spiritual adventure” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “A magnificent biography.” —The Washington Post

Author : William James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Will to Believe written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William James
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Men, Great Thoughts, and The Environment written by William James and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-18 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Great Men, Great Thoughts, and The Environment" by William James. Published by DigiCat. DigiCat publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each DigiCat edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : William James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is Life Worth Living? written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Jerome Croce
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807845066
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Religion in the Era of William James: Eclipse of certainty, 1820-1880 written by Paul Jerome Croce and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this cultural biography, Paul Croce investigates the contexts surrounding the early intellectual development of American philosopher William James (1842-1910). Croce places the young James at the center of key scientific and religious debates in Americ

Author : Alexander Mugar Klein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199395691
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of William James written by Alexander Mugar Klein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Handbook provides a structured overview of William James's intellectual work. James was a pioneer of the "new" physiological psychology of the late nineteenth century. He was also a founder of the pragmatist movement in philosophy and made influential contributions to metaphysics and to the study of religion as well. This Handbook's chapters are organized either around major themes in James's writing or around his conversations with interlocutors"--

Author : William James
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486120953
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychology written by William James and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic text examines habit, consciousness, self, discrimination, the sense of time, memory, perception, imagination, reasoning, instincts, volition, much more. This edition omits the outdated first nine chapters.