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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452383303321

Autore

Crosby Donald A

Titolo

The philosophy of William James [[electronic resource] ] : radical empiricism and radical materialism / / Donald A. Crosby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-299-38640-7

1-4422-2305-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Disciplina

191

Soggetti

Philosophers - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter One. The Role of Pure Experience; Chapter Two. Distinguishing Self from World; Chapter Three. Knowledge of a Common World; Chapter Four. Islands of Awareness; Chapter Five. The Alleged Bankruptcy of Traditional Empiricisms; Chapter Six. Sensate and Causal Aspects of Experience; Chapter Seven. Experience and Emotion; Chapter Eight. Experience and Value; Chapter Nine. Radical Empiricism and Radical Materialism; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Untitled

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on William James' philosophy as it relates to his conceptions of ordinary experience, the respective natures of self and the world, and the interrelations of these three things.