The Philosophy of William James: An Introduction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521549554)

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.

Author: Richard M. Gale
ISBN-10: 0521549558
ISBN-13: 9780521549554
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/27/2004
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.02w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 4