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- William James in Focus: Willing to Believe
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: American Philosophy
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 clear path to understanding James's philosophy even as he embraces James's complications and hesitations.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xv-xvi
- Bibliography
- pp. 103-106
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253007957
Related ISBN(s)
9780253007865, 9780253007926
MARC Record
OCLC
826293794
Pages
136
Launched on MUSE
2013-02-13
Language
English
Open Access
No