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Product: The Varieties of Religious Experience [with Biographical Introduction]
Description: "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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Product: The Varieties of Religious Experience
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Description: First published in 1905, The Varieties of Religious Experience is a collection of lectures given at the University of Edinburgh in 1901 and 1902. William James was a psychologist and, as such, his interest in religion was not that of a theologian but of a scientist. In these 20 lectures, he discusses the nature and origin of religious belief.

The average believer is one who has inherited his religion, but this will not do for James's inquiry. He must find those believers who have a voracious religious faith because these people have also often experienced a number of peculiar psychological episodes, including having visions, hearing voices, and falling into trances.

Students of psychology and those interested in the mental process of belief will find these lectures informative.
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Product: Delphi Complete Works of William James (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Nine Book 22)
Description: 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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Product: The Principles of Psychology - Vols. 1-2: (Illustrated)
Description: This edition of William James' masterwork, The Principles of Psychology, contains his original notes, illustrations, tables and charts which clarify the theory described and arguments made.

Appearing in 1890, The Principles of Psychology was a landmark text which established psychology as a serious scientific discipline. William James' compiled a convincing, lengthy and broad thesis, devoting detail and vigorous analysis in every chapter. The text's comprehensiveness and superb presentation played a pivotal role in bringing the science of mental health closer toward the scholarly mainstream.

The entire book is set out intuitively: there are two volumes, each of which has a certain number of chapters. While some chapters have sub-sections, James is careful not to make his textbook dry or convoluted in organisation. Each chapter introduces, discusses and concludes on a particular subject - whether it be the role of psychology as an academic and medical discipline, or the various functions of the human brain.

Well-read and familiar with the books of his forerunners, William James nevertheless bristles with originality. Although the reader might be tempted to set aside the book for fear of it being outdated, this attitude is unjustified: the ideas pioneered by James remain as intellectually fresh and thought provoking as they did at the conclusion of the 19th century. The one area of the book belonging firmly in the past - namely the neurological experiments upon animals - stands distinct from the remainder of the principle text.

Although the science of psychology has progressed enormously since William James published this book, The Principles of Psychology remains a supplementary text in many psychology courses in universities around the world. Concepts which James established, and his personal work on the spiritual element of human psychology, have and continue to inspire new books and theses by professionals and scholars in the field.

William James also summarizes and presents the ideas of other, earlier figures working in the field, some of whom he admires, others he considers with disdain. All however receive hearing and citation in The Principles of Psychology. The aim for retrospective richness, as well as breadth across every major subject important in the field, further sets this textbook apart.

Unlike other, abridged versions of The Principles of Psychology, this edition contains the entire text together with the many drawings and diagrams James appended in an effort to communicate better his notions. His notes are also present, and are organised and appended at the conclusion of each chapter for the reader to conveniently reference.
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Product: William James - The Varieties of Religious Experience
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Product: Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking & Memories and Studies (Two Books With Active Table of Contents)
Description: ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and on the philosophy of pragmatism. He was the brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James.
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Product: The Principles of Psychology (Volume 1 of 2)
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Product: William James on Habit, Will, Truth, and the Meaning of Life
Description: William James, the radical modern philosopher and father of Americam psychology, found habit and will to be the secret of a good life. He elaborated this discovery into a philosophy of life that runs through his many scintillating writings, ranging from psychology and religion to pragmatism and war. Always he urged people to cultivate habits of mind—especially habits of will, including the power to break bad habits—that give us self-mastery, alert us to truth, equip us to act, and lend zest to life.
In the extensive introduction James Sloan Allen shows how William James came to his philosophy of life and how he played it out in ideas and works that have immediate value today. In the selections that are included in the book, we see William James weaving his philosophy through classic writings on habit and its uses, consciousness and the discipline of will , the efficacy of belief and clues to morality, the truths of experience, and the strenuous life and its rewards. Who can resist learning secrets of life? That was. after all, William James’s subject.

WILLIAM JAMES (1842–1910) was the son of the philosopher Henry James and brother of the novelist Henry James. In 1890 he published the brilliant and epoch-making Principles of Psychology. He went on to write other classics in psychology, philosophy, and practical wisdom, such as The Will to Believe, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Pragmatism, and “The Moral Equivalent of War.”

JAMES SLOAN ALLEN, a cultural historian, essayist, and critic, is the author of Worldly Wisdom: Great Books and the Meanings of Life and The Romance of Commerce and Culture. He now lives with his wife in Honolulu.
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Product: Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life
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Product: William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism
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Product: The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 1
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The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 1
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Product: The Will to Believe, Human Immortality, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
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Product: The Writings of William James: A Comprehensive Edition (Phoenix Book)
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Product: Pragmatism and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)
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Product: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599
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Product: William James : Writings 1902-1910 : The Varieties of Religious Experience / Pragmatism / A Pluralistic Universe / The Meaning of Truth / Some Problems of Philosophy / Essays (Library of America)
Brand: Library of America
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