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William James

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Description:The Hafner Library of Classics is a refreshing approach to the study of major Western philosophers. Introductory essays by noted scholars enliven each volume with insights into the human side of the great thinkers, & provide authoritative discussions of the historical background, evolution & importance of their ideas. Highly recommended as classroom texts. The seven papers brought together in this volume provide an introduction to the philosophy of Wm James. The 1st & 6th deal with questions of method, asks what philosophy is & how it should go about its job. The remaining five deal with free will, morals, science & religion, his own views in religion & the nature of truth. It would be difficult to suggest more persistent problems in philosophy. These papers introduce a reader to James. They do more than that. Few authors are better able to communicate the spirit of humane philosophizing. These papers therefore provide a valuable introduction to American philosophy & to philosophy itself. To the extent that there is a perennial philosophy, concerning itself with humans as rational animals, James, like Plato, provides a genial & colorful introduction to many of its problems & arguments. These papers were written between 1879 & 1907. Darwinism was 20 years in the air when James wrote The Sentiment of Rationality, & WWI was just seven years around the corner when Pragmatism was published. These papers express the interests of an alert & sensitive mind during one of the most critical quarter centuries in modern history. Darwin & Spencer, Newman & Huxley, Arnold & Pater, Tolstoy & Dostoyevsky, Ibsen & Zola, Marx & Nietzsche formed the climate of opinion within which James' ideas took shape. They were the elder statesmen. James' 1879 paper has the character of a manifesto addressed by a younger man to the world of their making. During the quarter century which followed new intellectual leaders arrived, James himself among them. They included Bergson & Poincarg, Butler & Shaw, Bradley & Royce, Wells & Chesterton, Santayana & Croce, Dewey & Schiller, Belloc & Babbitt, Kipling & Anatole France. These were his contemporaries. Hi 1907 volume, Pragmatism, has the character of a testament addressed to them by way of challenge or confirmation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Essays in Pragmatism (Hafner Library of Classics). To get started finding Essays in Pragmatism (Hafner Library of Classics), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 193

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Hafner Press (NY)

Release: 1970

ISBN: 0028471407

Description: The Hafner Library of Classics is a refreshing approach to the study of major Western philosophers. Introductory essays by noted scholars enliven each volume with insights into the human side of the great thinkers, & provide authoritative discussions of the historical background, evolution & importance of their ideas. Highly recommended as classroom texts. The seven papers brought together in this volume provide an introduction to the philosophy of Wm James. The 1st & 6th deal with questions of method, asks what philosophy is & how it should go about its job. The remaining five deal with free will, morals, science & religion, his own views in religion & the nature of truth. It would be difficult to suggest more persistent problems in philosophy. These papers introduce a reader to James. They do more than that. Few authors are better able to communicate the spirit of humane philosophizing. These papers therefore provide a valuable introduction to American philosophy & to philosophy itself. To the extent that there is a perennial philosophy, concerning itself with humans as rational animals, James, like Plato, provides a genial & colorful introduction to many of its problems & arguments. These papers were written between 1879 & 1907. Darwinism was 20 years in the air when James wrote The Sentiment of Rationality, & WWI was just seven years around the corner when Pragmatism was published. These papers express the interests of an alert & sensitive mind during one of the most critical quarter centuries in modern history. Darwin & Spencer, Newman & Huxley, Arnold & Pater, Tolstoy & Dostoyevsky, Ibsen & Zola, Marx & Nietzsche formed the climate of opinion within which James' ideas took shape. They were the elder statesmen. James' 1879 paper has the character of a manifesto addressed by a younger man to the world of their making. During the quarter century which followed new intellectual leaders arrived, James himself among them. They included Bergson & Poincarg, Butler & Shaw, Bradley & Royce, Wells & Chesterton, Santayana & Croce, Dewey & Schiller, Belloc & Babbitt, Kipling & Anatole France. These were his contemporaries. Hi 1907 volume, Pragmatism, has the character of a testament addressed to them by way of challenge or confirmation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Essays in Pragmatism (Hafner Library of Classics). To get started finding Essays in Pragmatism (Hafner Library of Classics), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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