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1 online resource (xii, 406 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
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text |
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computer |
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online resource |
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Electronic book. |
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Cambridge companions to philosophy |
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Cambridge companions to philosophy.
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Cambridge Companions Online |
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Cambridge Companions Online.
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The Cambridge companions complete collection |
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Cambridge companions complete collection.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015). |
| Contents |
Pragmatism and introspective psychology / Gerald E. Myers -- Consciousness as a pragmatist views it / Owen Flanagan -- John Dewey's naturalization of William James / Richard M. Gale -- James, Clifford, and the scientific conscience / David A. Hollinger -- Religious faith, intellectual responsibility, and romance / Richard Rorty -- The breathtaking intimacy of the material world : William James's last thoughts / Bruce Wilshire -- James, aboutness, and his British critics / T.L.S. Sprigge -- Logical principles and philosophical attitudes : Peirce's response to James pragmatism / Christopher Hookway -- James's theory of truth / Hilary Putnam -- The James/Royce dispute and the development of James's "solution" / James Conant -- William James on religious experience / Richard R. Niebuhr -- Interpreting the universe after a social analogy : intimacy, panpsychism, and a finite god in a pluralistic universe / David C. Lamberth -- Moral philosophy and the development of morality / Graham H. Bird -- Some of life's ideals / Ruth Anna Putnam -- "A shelter of the mind" : Henry, William, and the domestic scene / Jessica R. Feldman -- The influence of William James on American culture / Ross Posnock -- Pragmatism, politics, and the corridor / Harvey J. Cormier -- James and the Kantian tradition / Thomas Carlson. |
| Summary |
William James (1842–1910) was both a philosopher and a psychologist, nowadays most closely associated with the pragmatic theory of truth. The essays in this Companion deal with the full range of his thought as well as other issues, including technical philosophical issues, religious speculation, moral philosophy and political controversies of his time. The relationship between James and other philosophers of his time, as well as his brother Henry, are also examined. By placing James in his intellectual landscape the volume will be particularly useful to teachers and students outside philosophy in such areas as religious studies, history of ideas, and American studies. New readers and nonspecialists will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to James currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of James. |
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Available through Cambridge Companions Online. |
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University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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James, William, 1842-1910.
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Putnam, Ruth Anna, editor.
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Print version: 9780521452786 |
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9781139000666 (electronic book) |
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