The Heart of William James

William James

Edited by Robert D. Richardson

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$25.00 • £20.95 • €22.50

ISBN 9780674065994

Publication Date: 09/03/2012

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368 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Introduction by Robert Richardson
Note on the Texts
Chronology of William James’s Life
1. What Is an Emotion?
2. The Dilemma of Determinism
3. The Perception of Reality
4. The Hidden Self
5. Habit
6. The Will
7. The Gospel of Relaxation
8. On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings
9. What Makes a Life Significant
10. Philosophical Conceptions and Practical Results
11. The Philippine Tangle
12. The Sick Soul
13. The Ph.D. Octopus
14. Does ‘Consciousness’ Exist?
15. The Energies of Men
16. Concerning Fechner
17. The Moral Equivalent of War
Notes
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index

Awards & Accolades

A First Things Notable Book, 2010

A Guardian Book of the Year, 2010

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