William James: 492 books

William James was an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, James was one of the leading thinkers of the late nineteenth century and is believed by many to be one of the most influential philosophers...

Practical, common-sense, accessible philosophy. According to Wikipedia: "William James (1842 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher trained as a medical doctor. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience...

Lectures on psychology delivered to teachers in Cambridge, Mass. "I have found by experience that what my hearers seem least to relish is analytical technicality, and what they most care for is concrete practical application. So I have gradually weeded out the former, and left the latter unreduced;...

Part of the “Longman Library of Primary Sources in Philosophy,” this edition of the William James' Selected Essays is framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy more accessible and meaningful for undergraduates.

Este ensayo, “La voluntad de creer” forma parte de la obra de William James La voluntad de creer que fue publicada por William James en 1897 con el título original de The Will to Believe and other Essays in Popular Philosophy (Nueva York, Longmans, Green, 1897). Esta obra está constituida por...

William James (January 11, 1842 - August 26, 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher trained as a medical doctor. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism....

Harvard philosopher William James’s compiled lectures on religion, considered to be among the most brilliant studies of mankind’s relation to the divine William James’s Varieties of Religious Experience brings together twenty lectures on the nature of religion, delivered at the University...

Is there a reason for being? Why are we so often fearful? How can we know our Destiny? What is the cure for racism and hate? Is there such a thing as a "Happy Place" to be found in our lives? What is Life and am I giving it my best? When it is said that "I will give you beauty for your...

The Meaning of Truth is one of William James' most important books. It is a necessary read for anyone looking to understand the nature of truth. Does it exist independently of man or does man make truth what it is? Here you will find answers to this and many other questions on the nature of truth....

Negli anni che precedono la pubblicazione del saggio sul Pragmatismo (1907), William James iniziò uno scambio epistolare con il filosofo polacco Wincenty Lutoslawski, che gli raccontò la sua esperienza con la pratica dello yoga. Appariva, quello, un modo singolare tra gli altri possibili per tentare...

'Is life worth living? Yes, a thousand times yes when the world still holds such spirits as Professor James.' - Gertrude Stein A classic of American thought, William James’ The Varieties of Religious Experience is an extraordinary study of human spirituality in all its forms and one of the...

William James (n. 11 de enero de 1842, en Nueva York, Estados Unidos - 26 de agosto de 1910, en Nueva Hampshire, Estados Unidos) fue un filósofo estadounidense con una larga y brillante carrera en la Universidad de Harvard, donde fue profesor de psicología, y fue fundador de la psicología funcional....

Existentialism is a movement in philosophy and literature that emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice. It holds that, as there is no God or any other transcendent force, the only way to counter this nothingness (and hence to find meaning in life) is by embracing existence. The...

This rare book contains a text written as part of an initiative by The Executive Committee of the Association for International Conciliation in an attempt to arouse in the interest of the American people in the progress of the movement for promoting international peace and good fellowship between...