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In his own day, William James was a towering figure in philosophy, religious studies, and physiological psychology (an ancestor of neuropsychology). He fell out of fashion in the middle twentieth century when logical analysis ruled philosophy, and behaviorism ruled psychology. But interest in his work has been thoroughly rejuvenated by a new generation, some out of an interest in joining philosophy with neuropsychology, and others out of an interest in pragmatism, the famous philosophical position he helped forge.
The Oxford Handbook of William James offers a systematic and accessible entrée into the thinking of this fascinating figure. Every contributor is a world-recognized expert on James, so while offering orientation to newcomers, these scholars also provide rich insights along the way that will be of interest to specialists as well.
List of contents
- Introduction, Alexander Klein
- Part 1: Mind
- 1. James and Attention, Jesse Prinz
- 2. James's Revolutionary Theory of Emotions, Heleen Pott
- 3. James and Spatial Perception, Gary Hatfield
- 4. James and Consciousness, Alexander Klein
- Part 2: Science
- 5. James and Evolution, Trevor Pearce
- 6. James and Medicine, Paul Croce
- 7. James and Parapsychology, Andreas Sommer
- 8. Psychology and Philosophy in James, David Leary
- Part 3: Value
- 9. James and Ethics, Sarin Marchetti
- 10. James and religion, Stephen Bush
- 11. James and Value Pluralism, Robert Talisse
- 12. James and Politics, Trygve Throntveit
- Part 4: Meaning, Truth, and Pragmatism
- 13. James on Percepts and Concepts, James O'Shea
- 14. James, Intentionality, and Analysis, Henry Jackman
- 15. James and Truth, Tom Donaldson
- 16. James and Pragmatism, Philip Kitcher
- 17. James and Epistemic Pluralism, Ignas Skrupskelis
- Part 5: Later Metaphysics
- 18. James's Radical Empiricism, Wes Cooper
- 19. James and the Metaphysics of Intentionality, Jeremy Dunham
- 20. James and Math, Francesca Bordogna
- Part 6: Conversations, Past
- 21. James and Hume, Yumiko Inukai
- 22. James and Hegel, Robert Stern
- 23. James and Emerson, Russell Goodman
- Part 7: Conversations, Present
- 24. James and Renouvier, Mathias Girel
- 25. James and Peirce, Claudine Tiercelin
- 26. James and Dewey, Tom Burke
- Part 8: Conversations, Future
- 27. James and British Analytic Philosophy, Cheryl Misak
- 28. James and Wittgenstein, Anna Boncompagni
- 29. James and Phenomenology, Steven Levine
About the author
Alexander Klein is Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University. His essays have been published in journals such as Philosopher's Imprint and Journal of the History of Philosophy. He has held research positions funded by Fulbright and by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and has held postdocs at Cornell and the University of Toronto.
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This volume is a significant publication that provides a synoptic gaze at where things stand in research on William James. This work will be of interest to students and academics alike.
