Experiencing William James - James Campbell

Experiencing William James - James Campbell TILLIAM JAMES has long been recognized as a central figure in the American philosophic tradition. Yet while his ideas play a vital, ongoing role in contemporary thinking, there has never been a comprehensive exploration of the thought of this seminal philosopher and psychologist. In Experiencing William James, renowned scholar James Campbell provides the fuller and more complete analysis that James scholarship has long needed. Focusing on James's own ideas rather than his critiques of others, and drawing from a wealth of scholarship that includes the completed editions of his writings and correspondence, Experiencing William James offers an invaluable, comprehensive view of James as he participates in and advances the pragmatic spirit at the core of American philosophy. "Experiencing William James is without peer. It is the first book ever to discuss the philosophy of James in all of its contentions, parameters, and matters notably controversial. Nothing in the vast and conflicted literature pertaining to James can match the scholarship, range, clarity, or research of this volume." -JOHN J. MCDERMOTT, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, EDITOR OF THE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM JAMES