Essays in Radical Empiricism.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, William, 1842-1910

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experience.

Pragmatism.

Local Subjects:

Experience.

Pragmatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

William James was a groundbreaking thinker who made significant contributions to the fields of philosophy and psychology, as well as to the genre of personal essays. This volume brings together a collection of James'' essays and scholarly articles that shine light on his doctrine of ""radical empiricism,"" which attempts to outline the way the human mind comes to know and recognize not only material objects, but also the relationships and links between various objects.

Contents:

Title; Contents; Editor''s Preface; I - Does ''Consciousness'' Exist?; II - A World of Pure Experience; III - The Thing and its Relations; IV - How Two Minds Can Know One Thing; V - The Place of Affectional Facts in a World of Pure Experience; VI - The Experience of Activity; VII - The Essence of Humanism; VIII - La Notion de Conscience; IX - Is Radical Empiricism Solipsistic?; X - Mr. Pitkin''s Refutation of ''Radical Empiricism''; XI - Humanism and Truth Once More; XII - Absolutism and Empiricism; Endnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77652-454-3

OCLC:

851573503