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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      28 May 2006
      13 April 1997
      ISBN:
      9781139000666
      9780521459068
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521452783
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      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.565kg, 424 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Philosophy, Nineteenth-Century Philosophy, History, Philosophy, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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    Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Nineteenth-Century Philosophy, History, Philosophy, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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    William James (1842–1910) was both a philosopher and a psychologist, nowadays most closely associated with the pragmatic theory of truth. The essays in this Companion deal with the full range of his thought as well as other issues, including technical philosophical issues, religious speculation, moral philosophy and political controversies of his time. The relationship between James and other philosophers of his time, as well as his brother Henry, are also examined. By placing James in his intellectual landscape the volume will be particularly useful to teachers and students outside philosophy in such areas as religious studies, history of ideas, and American studies. New readers and nonspecialists will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to James currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of James.

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    "...a very useful collection of essays by some of the leading American and British philosophers, historians, literary critics, theologians and psychologists." L.B. McHenry, Choice

    "All these essays...are lively and insightful. This is a volume which will be immensely helpful to both specialists and nonspecialists alike." Walter Ludwig, Review of Metaphysics

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