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William James /

"William James (1842–1910) was elder brother to the novelist Henry James and a founder of the study of psychology. But he was also a thinker who sought to work across conventional boundaries, and did not believe in separate disciplines or over-professionalized ways of thinking. Not a formal, ac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Philip (Philip Maurice) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2022.
©2022
Edition:First edition.
Series:My reading (Series)
Subjects:
James, William, > 1842-1910.
James, William, > 1842-1910
Psychology > History > 19th century.
Intellectuals
Philosophers
Philosophy
Psychologists
Psychology
1800-1899
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Start: 'I Am a Motor'
  • 2. The Pragmatic Grammar of William James
  • 3. The Will to Believe
  • 4. James's Field Work
  • 5. 'What Does Not Work'-Thomas Hardy
  • 6. 'Mental Drama'
  • Further Reading
  • Notes
  • Index.