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The Varieties of Religious Experience [with Biographical Introduction] Jul 1, 2004

by William James

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"The Varieties of Religious Experience" is William James's philosophical and psychological examination of the nature of religion in human civilization. Based on James's own Gifford Lectures given at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland between 1901 and 1902, James argues that "Scientific theories are organically conditioned just as much as religious emotions are; and if we only knew the facts intimately enough, we should doubtless see 'the liver' determining the dicta of the sturdy atheist as decisively as it does those of the Methodist under conviction anxious about his soul. When it alters in one way the blood that percolates it, we get the Methodist, when in another way, we get the atheist form of mind."

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The Varieties of Religious Experience Feb 24, 2015

by William James

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Harvard philosopher William James’s compiled lectures on religion, considered to be among the most brilliant studies of mankind’s relation to the divine

William James’s Varieties of Religious Experience brings together twenty lectures on the nature of religion, delivered at the University of Edinburgh between 1901 and 1902. Renowned at the time for their practical and even-handed approach to the human experience of religion, the lectures form a sympathetic and analytical portrait not of the church, but of the personalized experiences of religious life. James examines the words of writers and philosophers from Immanuel Kant to Plato to Ralph Waldo Emerson to Marcus Aurelius in his investigations of faith, the soul, and systems of belief. Praised by philosopher Charles Pierce for its “penetration into the hearts of people” and by the New York Times for its ability to stir the sympathies of readers, The Varieties of Religious Experience is a lucid and thought-provoking examination of man’s encounters with God.

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The Varieties of Religious Experience Illustrated Jan 22, 2021

by William James

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The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature is a book by Harvard University psychologist and philosopher William James. It comprises his edited Gifford Lectures on natural theology, which were delivered at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland between 1901 and 1902.

Delphi Complete Works of William James (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Nine Book 22) Nov 16, 2018

by William James , Delphi Classics

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The philosopher and psychologist, William James (brother to the famous novelist Henry James) was a leading thinker of the late nineteenth century and one of the most influential American philosophers, regarded by many as the father of American psychology. James established the philosophical school known as pragmatism and is also cited as a founder of functional psychology. Noted for his rich and vivid literary style, James developed the philosophical perspective known as radical empiricism, while his work went on to influence intellectuals such as Émile Durkheim, W. E. B. Du Bois, Edmund Husserl, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein. For the first time in digital publishing, this eBook presents James’ complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to James’ life and works
* Detailed introductions to the major texts
* All the published books by William James, with individual contents tables
* Features rare essays appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including the posthumous collection: ‘Collected Essays and Reviews’
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts, with original footnotes
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the essays
* Easily locate the essays you want to read
* Includes James’ letters – spend hours exploring the philosopher’s personal correspondence
* Features James’ brother Henry’s seminal biography ‘Notes of a Son and Brother’
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres

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CONTENTS:

The Books
The Principles of Psychology
Psychology (Briefer Course)
The Will to Believe and Other Essays
Human Immortality
Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life’s Ideals
The Varieties of Religious Experience
Pragmatism
A Pluralistic Universe
The Meaning of Truth
Some Problems of Philosophy
Memories and Studies
Essays in Radical Empiricism
Collected Essays and Reviews

The Essays
List of Essays in Chronological Order
List of Essays in Alphabetical Order

The Letters
The Letters of William James

The Biography
Notes of a Son and Brother by Henry James

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Psychology: The Briefer Course Mar 7, 2012

by William James

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Condensed and reworked from James's monumental Principles of Psychology, this classic text examines habit; stream of consciousness; self and the sense of personal identity; discrimination and association; the sense of time; memory; perception; imagination; reasoning; emotions, instincts; the will and voluntary acts; and much more. This edition omits the outdated first nine chapters.

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The Varieties of Religious Experience: Complete and Unabridged (Illustrated) Oct 3, 2016

by William James , CrossReach Publications

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There can be no doubt that as a matter of fact a religious life, exclusively pursued, does tend to make the person exceptional and eccentric. I speak not now of your ordinary religious believer, who follows the conventional observances of his country, whether it be Buddhist, Christian, or Mohammedan. His religion has been made for him by others, communicated to him by tradition, determined to fixed forms by imitation, and retained by habit. It would profit us little to study this second-hand religious life. We must make search rather for the original experiences which were the pattern-setters to all this mass of suggested feeling and imitated conduct. These experiences we can only find in individuals for whom religion exists not as a dull habit, but as an acute fever rather. But such individuals are "geniuses" in the religious line; and like many other geniuses who have brought forth fruits effective enough for commemoration in the pages of biography, such religious geniuses have often shown symptoms of nervous instability. Even more perhaps than other kinds of genius, religious leaders have been subject to abnormal psychical visitations. Invariably they have been creatures of exalted emotional sensibility. Often they have led a discordant inner life, and had melancholy during a part of their career. They have known no measure, been liable to obsessions and fixed ideas; and frequently they have fallen into trances, heard voices, seen visions, and presented all sorts of peculiarities which are ordinarily classed as pathological. Often, moreover, these pathological features in their career have helped to give them their religious authority and influence.

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The Principles of Psychology (Volume 1 of 2) Mar 31, 2011

by William James

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Brother of novelist Henry James and godson of eminent philosopher, essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James earned his own reputation for the monumental contributions he made in the field of Psychology. Here is the first volume of James' two part "Principles of Psychology," a textbook which took James twelve years to complete, and which is still prevalent in contemporary psychology texts. James' writings were influenced by Charles Darwin's ideas about adaptive evolutionary change, philosophical pragmatism, and various German psychologists who focused on the study of psychological processes. These two volumes delve into James' assumption that developmental processes involve an interaction of nature and nurture, a view that almost all contemporary developmental psychologists hold. His fundamental theories on brain processes and abstract thought, behavioral tendencies and states of consciousness, all of which he presented a decade before Sigmund Freud, have become integral to the framework of modern

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Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking (Hackett Classics) Jun 15, 1981

by William James , Bruce Kuklick

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Contents:

Introduction, Bibliography and Textual Note

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

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The Collected Works of William James Jun 29, 2011

by William James

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This collection contains dozens of lectures from William James, the American pioneer of psychology and philosophy. It includes an active table of contents, as well as an active TOC for each work to allow smooth navigation. The Collection includes:

The Will to Believe and other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897)
Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life’s Ideals (1899)
The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking (1907)
A Pluralistic Universe (1909)
The Meaning of Truth: A Sequel to Pragmatism (1909)
Memories and Studies (1911)
Essays in Radical Empiricism (1912)

The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, and Human Immortality Mar 31, 2011

by William James

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The work of William James contributed greatly to the burgeoning fields of psychology, particularly in the areas of education, religion, mysticism and pragmatism. The brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James, William wrote several powerful essays expressing his ideas on the pragmatic theory of truth, sentience, and human beings' right to believe. In "The Will to Believe", James suggests that what a person holds to be true or attainable may exist through that person's belief in them, regardless of a lack of physical evidence. In a sense, he advocates the theory of self-fulfilling prophesies. "Human Immortality" was a speech delivered during the annual Ingersoll Lectureship, given in memory of George Goldthwait Ingersoll, in 1897 at Harvard University. These works are a prime example of the powerful influence William James has had on modern psychology, and are still recognized today for their brilliance and revolutionary impacts on the field.

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The Essential William James Jul 5, 2011

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William James (1842-1910) was one of the most original and influential American thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a professor at Harvard University he published many works that had a wide-ranging impact on both psychology and philosophy. His Principles of Psychology was the most important English-language work on the mind since Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His Varieties of Religious Experience practically inaugurated the field of psychology of religion, and it also remains a major inspiration for philosophy of religion. Perhaps most importantly, James publicized the movement of pragmatism and supplied much of its powerful momentum. This book covers the primary topics for which James is still closely studied: the nature of experience; the functions of the mind; the criteria for knowledge; the definition of "truth"; the ethical life; and the religious life. His notable terms, still resonating in their respective fields, are all here, from the "stream of consciousness" and "pure experience" to the "will to believe," the "cash-value of truth," and the distinction between the religiously "healthy soul" and the "sick soul." This volume's eighteen selections receive the bulk of the attention and citation from scholars, provide excellent coverage of core topics, and have a broad appeal across many academic disciplines. This well-organized compilation of James's important writings offers an exciting and fascinating tour for both the casual reader and the dedicated student interested in philosophy, psychology, religious studies, American studies, or any related field.

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The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 1 (Dover Books on Biology, Psychology, and Medicine) Jul 13, 2012

by William James

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This is the first inexpensive edition of the complete Long Course in Principles of Psychology, one of the great classics of modern Western literature and science and the source of the ripest thoughts of America’s most important philosopher. As such, it should not be confused with the many abridgements that omit key sections.
The book presents lucid descriptions of human mental activity, with detailed considerations of the stream of thought, consciousness, time perception, memory, imagination, emotions, reason, abnormal phenomena, and similar topics. In its course it takes into account the work of Berkeley, Binet, Bradley, Darwin, Descartes, Fechner, Galton, Green, Helmholtz, Herbart, Hume, Janet, Kant, Lange, Lotze, Locke, Mill, Royce, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, Wundt, and scores of others. It examines contrasting interpretations of mental phenomena, treating introspective analysis, philosophical interpretations, and experimental research.
It remains unsurpassed today as a brilliantly written survey of William James’ timeless view of psychology.

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