William James in Focus: Willing to Believe

by William J. Gavin

Book Overview

William James (1842-1910) is a canonical figure of American pragmatism. Trained as a medical doctor, James was more engaged by psychology and philosophy and wrote a foundational text, Pragmatism, for this characteristically American way of thinking. Distilling the main currents of James's thought, William J. Gavin focuses on "latent" and "manifest" ideas in James to disclose the notion of "will to believe," which courses through his work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253007925
• ISBN13: 9780253007926
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher