The Philosophy of William James: An Introduction

By Richard M. Gale

Book Overview

This accessible introduction to the philosophy of William James reveals a significant division between a Promethean type of pragmatism and passive mysticism which Richard Gale integrates. While James' pragmatist persona conceives of truth and meaning as a means to control nature and make it do our bidding, his mystic persona eschews the use of concepts to penetrate the inner conscious core of all being, including nature at large.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521840287
• ISBN13: 9780521840286
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"