书名: The Philosophy of William James: An Introduction
作者: Richard M. Gale (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (October 4, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521840287
ISBN-13: 978-0521840286
Book Description
This is an accessible introduction to the full range of the philosophy of William James. It portrays that philosophy as containing a deep division between a Promethean type of pragmatism and a passive mysticism. The pragmatist James conceives of truth and meaning as a means to control nature and make it do our bidding. The mystic James eschews the use of concepts in order to penetrate to the inner conscious core of all being, including nature at large. Richard Gale attempts to harmonize these pragmatic and mystical perspectives.
Review
"Carefully argued, written with gusto and full of wise-cracking bonhomie...a major stimulus to the understanding of James's philosophy." -- Philosophical Quarterly
"Gale's book offers great insight into James's thought about attention, interest, will, effort, belief, freedom, and their interconnections. I am glad I own a copy." -- A. Pablo Iannone, The Review of Metaphysics
About the Author
Richard M. Gale is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh and Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
