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464Does "consciousness" exist?Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods 1 (18): 477-491. 1904.
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335PragmatismLongmans, Green and co.. 1922.Noted psychologist and philosopher develops his own brand of pragmatism, based on theories of C. S. Peirce. Emphasis on "radical empiricism," versus the transcendental and rationalist tradition. One of the most important books in American philosophy. Note.
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309``The Will to Believe"In The Will to Believe: And Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, Cambridge University Press. pp. 1-15. 1979.
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230Pragmatism: a new name for some old ways of thinkingMyers Education Press. 2019."The lectures that follow were delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in November and December, 1906, and in January, 1907, at Columbia University, in New York."-Preface, pg. 3.
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227The writings of William James: a comprehensive edition, including an annotated bibliography updated through 1977University of Chicago Press. 1977.In his introduction to this collection, John representative. McDermott presents James's thinking in all its manifestations, stressing the importance of radical empiricism and placing into perspective the doctrines of pragmatism and the will to believe. The critical periods of James's life are highlighted to illuminate the development of his philosophical and psychological thought. The anthology features representive selections from The Principles of Psychology, The Will to Believe , and The Vari…Read more
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225The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human NatureCambridge University Press. 1929.The Gifford Lectures were established in 1885 at the universities of St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh to promote the discussion of 'Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term - in other words, the knowledge of God', and some of the world's most influential thinkers have delivered them. The 1901–2 lectures given in Edinburgh by American philosopher William James are considered by many to be the greatest in the series. The lectures were published in book form in 1902 and have been…Read more
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223The place of affectional facts in a world of pure experienceJournal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 2 (11): 281-287. 1905.
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203Essays in radical empiricism (edited book, review)Longmans, Green, and co.. 1912.A pioneer in early studies of the human mind and founder of that peculiarly American philosophy called Pragmatism, William James remains America's most widely read philosopher. Generations of students have been drawn to his lucid presentations of philosophical problems. His works, now being made available for the first time in a definitive edition, have a permanent place in American letters and a continuing influence in philosophy and psychology. The essays gathered in the posthumously published…Read more
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191Great men, great thoughts, and the environmentIn Michael Ruse (ed.), Philosophy After Darwin: Classic and Contemporary Readings, Princeton University Press. pp. 49--55. 2009.
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178The Writings of William James: A Comprehensive EditionUniversity of Chicago Press. 1967.From the $700 billion bailout of the banking industry to president Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package to the highly controversial passage of federal health-care reform, conservatives and concerned citizens alike have grown increasingly fearful of big government. Enter Nobel Prize–winning economist and political theorist F. A. Hayek, whose passionate warning against empowering states with greater economic control, The Road to Serfdom, became an overnight sensation last summer when it wa…Read more
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171A world of pure experienceJournal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 1 (21): 533-543. 1904.
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162Pragmatism's conception of truthJournal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 4 (6): 141-155. 1907.
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146The Will To BelieveThe Philosophers' Magazine 1 (1): 52-57. 1997.IN the recently published Life by I.eslie Stephen of his brother, Fitz- James, there is an account of a school to which the latter went when he was a boy. The teacher, a certain Mr. Guest, used to converse with his pupils in this wise: "Gurney, what is the difference between justification and sanctification?- Stephen, prove the omnipotence of God " etc. In the midst of our Harvard freethinking and indifference we are prone to imagine that here at your good old orthodox College conversation conti…Read more
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144William James: The notion of consciousness --communication made (in french) at the 5th international congress of psychology, Rome, 30 April (a new translation by Jonathan bricklin) (review)Journal of Consciousness Studies 12 (7): 55-64. 2005.I should like to convey to you some doubts which have occurred to me on the subject of the notion of consciousness that prevails in all our treatises on psychology.
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119William James: Pragmatism, in focus (edited book)Routledge. 1992.The original 1907 text is accompanied with a series of critical essays from scholars including Moore and Russell. In the introduction Olin evaluates the strength of the criticisms made against James
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110A world of pure experience. IIJournal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 1 (21): 561-570. 1904.
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79The will to believe: and other writings from William JamesImage Books. 1995.One of the founders of psychology offers his classic exposition of the need for faith in the modern age, accompanied by several other of his most important works in a handy pocket edition. Original.
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75What at bottom is meant by calling the universe many or by calling it one? Pragmatically interpreted, pluralism or the doctrine that it is many means only that the sundry parts of reality may be externally related. Everything you can think of, however vast or inclusive, has on the pluralistic view a genuinely "external" environment of some sort or amount. Things are "with" one another in many ways, but nothing includes everything, or dominates over everything. The word "and" trails along after e…Read more
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66The heart of William JamesBelknap Press of Harvard University Press. 2010.A selection of seventeen essays from the writings of pioneering American psychologist/philosopher William James that provide insight into his thinking on emotion, war, habit, determinism, religion, and other topics.
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65How two minds can know one thingJournal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 2 (7): 176-181. 1905.
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62The vision of JamesElement. 1996.William James had the courage to experience the collision of European and American ways of thinking head on, and to emerge from it with a new philosophy - one displaying a remarkable vitality for dealing with the transformative issues at the core of the human condition. This easy to read introduction to his life and work explains why James' work is overwhelmingly valuable to us today in getting to grips with the spiritual dimension of human experience.
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60Pragmatism and other writingsPenguin Books. 2000.Pragmatism -- From The meaning of truth -- From Psychology, briefer course -- From The will to believe and other essays in popular philosophy -- From Talks to teachers on psychology, and to students on some of life's ideals -- Address at the centenary of Ralph Waldo Emerson -- A world of pure experience -- Is radical empiricism solipsistic?
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60A Pluralistic UniverseHarvard University Press. 1909.Please visit www.ArcManor.com for works by this and other authors.
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54The essential William JamesPrometheus Books. 2011.The Essential William James covers the primary topics for which James is still closely studied: the nature of experience, the functions of the mind, the criteria for knowledge, the definition of “truth,” the ethical life, and the religious life. His notable terms, still resonating in their respective fields, are all covered here, from “stream of consciousness” and “pure experience” to the “will to believe,” the “cash-value of truth,” and the distinction between the religiously “healthy soul” and…Read more
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52Essays in pragmatismHafner Pub. Co.. 1948.The sentiment of rationality.--The dilemma of determinism.--The moral philosopher and the moral life.--The will to believe.--Conclusions on varieties of religious experience.--What pragmatism means.--Pragmatism's conception of truth.