Pragmatism and Other Writings

William James, Giles Gunn, Giles Gunn , Giles Gunn

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English

Penguin Classics
03 July 2000

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; History of Western philosophy; Religion & beliefs; History of ideas; Psychology; Politics & government

The writings of William James represent one of America's most original contributions to the history of ideas.

Ranging from philosophy and psychology to religion and politics, James composed the most engaging formulation of American pragmatism.

'Pragmatism' grew out of a set of lectures and the full text is included here along with 'The Meaning of Truth', 'Psychology', 'The Will to Believe', and 'Talks to Teachers on Psychology'.

By: William James
Notes by: Giles Gunn
Introduction by: Giles Gunn
Edited by: Giles Gunn
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9780140437355
ISBN 10: 0140437355
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 03 July 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction by Giles Gunn Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Texts Pragmatism (1907) Preface Lecture I: The Present Dilemma in Philosophy Lecture II: What Pragmatism Means Lecture III: Some Metaphysical Problems Pragmatically Considered Lecture IV: The One and the Many Lecture V: Pragmatism and Common Sense Lecture VI: Pragmatism's Conception of Truth Lecture VII: Pragmatism and Humanism Lecture VIII: Pragmatism and Religion From The Meaning of Truth (1909) Preface The Tigers in India Humanism and Truth From Psychology: Briefer Course (1892) The Stream of Consciousness From The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897) Preface The Will to Believe Is Life Worth Living? The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life From Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals (1899) II. On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings III. What Makes a Life Significant Miscellaneous Essays Address at the Centenary of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1903) A World of Pure Experience (1904) Is Radical Empiricism Solipsistic? (1905) Notes

Older brother of novelist Henry James, William James (1842-1910) was a philosopher, psychologist, physiologist, and professor at Harvard. James has influenced such twentieth-century thinkers as Richard Rorty, Jurgen Habermans, Michel Foucault, and Julia Kristeva. Giles Gunn is Professor of English and of Global & International Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is author of 'Culture of Criticism and Criticism of Culture' and edited Early American Writing for Penguin.