The Philosophy of William James: An IntroductionCambridge University Press, 2005 - 246 من الصفحات This is an accessible introduction to the full range of the philosophy of William James. It portrays that philosophy as containing a deep division between a Promethean type of pragmatism and a passive mysticism. The pragmatist James conceives of truth and meaning as a means to control nature and make it do our bidding. The mystic James eschews the use of concepts in order to penetrate to the inner conscious core of all being, including nature at large. Richard Gale attempts to harmonize these pragmatic and mystical perspectives. |
المحتوى
Introduction | 1 |
THE PROMETHEAN PRAGMATIST | 13 |
The Ethics of Prometheanism | 19 |
The Willfulness of Belief 3 | 38 |
The Freedom of Belief 4 | 57 |
The Will to Believe | 75 |
5 | 84 |
The Ethics of Truth | 94 |
75 | 134 |
THE PASSIVE MYSTIC | 157 |
The Self | 159 |
The IThou Quest for Intimacy and Religious Mysticism | 178 |
The Humpty Dumpty Intuition and Backyard Mysticism | 200 |
An Attempt at a One World Interpretation of James 159 178 200 | 221 |
Bibliography of Works Cited | 237 |
Suggested Further Readings Index 237 239 | 241 |
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