The heart of William James

Author(s)

• James, William
• Richardson, Robert D.

Bibliographic Information

The heart of William James

edited and with an introduction by Robert Richardson

Harvard University Press, 2012, c2010

• : pbk

Note

"Chronology of William James's life": p. [xxi]-xxiii

Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: A selection of seventeen essays from the writings of pioneering American psychologist/philosopher William James that provide insight into his thinking on emotion, war, habit, determinism, religion, and other topics

Contents of Works

• What is an emotion?
• The dilemma of determinism
• The perception of reality
• The hidden self
• Habit
• The will
• The gospel of relaxation
• On a certain blindness in human beings
• What makes a life significant
• Philosophical conceptions and practical results
• The Philippine tangle
• The sick soul
• The Ph. D. octopus
• Does "consciousness" exist?
• The energies of men
• Concerning Fechner
• The moral equivalent of war

Details

• NCID: BB11406380
• ISBN:
  • 9780674065994
• LCCN: 2010009406
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xxiii, 342 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : B945.J21
  • DC22 : 191
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Philosophy
  • LCSH : Psychology