William James

Preeminent American philosopher and educator John Dewey (1859-1952) rejected Hegelian idealism for the pragmatism of William James. In this collection of informal originally published between 1897 and 1909, Dewey articulates his now classic philosophical concepts of knowledge and truth and the nature of reality. Here Dewey introduces his scientific method and uses critical intelligence to reject the traditional ways of viewing philosophical discourse....

"A Pluralistic Universe" by William James is a philosophical treatise first delivered as lectures in the late 19th century. In this work, James addresses prevailing ideas in philosophy, particularly contrasting empiricism and rationalism while advocating for a pluralistic view of reality. His exploration of philosophical thinking shifts through various schools of thought, emphasizing the necessity of recognizing individual perspectives within the...

William James believed that events could not be catalogued simply as a series of facts, but had to be considered through the lens of experience. Thus each person affects and modifies their own reality based on their own unique experiences and points of view. Ultimately you can quantify facts, but only if you understand how the person looking at these facts will affect and change them.

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The word "pragmatism" is used everywhere today, from business to sports to politics. Although the word hadn't yet entered everyday language when William James published Pragmatism in 1907, the philosopher believed its doctrine had virtually become common sense in twentieth-century America. For James, pragmatism was a specific philosophical alternative to essentialism...

Henry James (1843-1916) was an America-born English writer whose novels, short stories and letters established the foundation of the modernist movement in twentieth century fiction and poetry. His career, one of the most significant and influential in English literature, spanned over five decades and resulted in a body of work that has had a profound impact on generations of writers. Born in New York, but educated in France, Germany, England and Switzerland,...

This posthumous (1911) collection of some of James's most popular speeches and essays demonstrates his wide interests and restless intellect. Included are "The Moral Equivalent of War," "On Some Mental Effects of the Earthquake," "Final Impressions of a Psychical Researcher," "The Ph.D. Octopus," "Remarks at the Peace Banquet," "Herbert Spencer's Autobiography," and more.

William James was the older brother of novelist Henry James, and a pioneering psychologist and philosopher. His works pushed the boundaries of psychology and helped shape the direction the field would grow in. Collected here are four of his most important books: Essays in Radical Empiricism, The Meaning of Truth, The Varieties of Religious Experience, and What is an Emotion? These books helped forge a field and remain as important today as when they...

Still-vital lectures on teaching deal with psychology and the teaching art, the stream of consciousness, the child as a behaving organism, education and behavior, and more. The three addresses to students are "The Gospel of Relaxation," "On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings," and "What Makes a Life Significant?" Preface. 2 black-and-white illustrations.

Le « Moi » et le « Je ». Quel que puisse être l'objet de ma pensée, en même temps que je pense j'ai plus ou moins conscience de moi, de mon existence personnelle. Et c'est le Je qui a conscience de ce Moi, si bien que ma personnalité totale est alors comme double, étant à la fois le sujet connaisseur et l'objet connu. Il importe de distinguer ces deux aspects de la conscience, que nous appellerons, pour faire court, le Je et le Moi. Je...

Published in 1899, this collection of lectures given by James to teachers and students over the course of almost a decade was one of his most successful and popular works. It remains relevant today-indeed, in its espousal of freedom of thought and tolerance for different points of view, it may be more relevant than ever.