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William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 109
EAN: 9780618919895
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0618919899
Label: Mariner Books
Manufacturer: Mariner Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 656
Publication Date: September 14, 2007
Publisher: Mariner Books
Studio: Mariner Books
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Editorial Review:
Pivotal member of the Metaphysical Club, author of The Varieties of Religious Experience, older brother of extraordinary siblings Henry and Alice, the remarkable William James put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion -- on modernism itself. In this thought-provoking and moving biography, James emerges as an immensely complex and fascinating man. Through passionate scholarship, Robert D. Richardson illuminates James's life and hugely influential works: the Varieties, Principles of Psychology, Talks to Teachers, and Pragmatism. At last, in this definitive work William James is given his due as a man whose influence resonates in innumerable areas of modern life.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Don't Read This In Public.
Richardson's biographies of Thoreau and Emerson are two of the best books I've encountered in my life of voracious reading and this is one is just as wondrous. I cannot read any of these books in public, because they all make me want to weep and clutch my chest and shout, "At last! Everything has been revealed!"
I wish I could explain why Richardson's biographies are different from anyone else's. It's not just an artful piling up of delightful and distressing facts. Instead it's like ... Read More
Rating: - A biography as close to a page turner as possible
More than an interesting read, not only into the life of one of the gotfathers of psychology and pragmatism, but of the period. Well written.
Rating: - A very intellectual read
I would suggest reading this book first before reading some of William James other books. This book gives you an overview and thought process to give the reader a context for understanding all of his work. I am 35 years old and know of no one in my age that reads William James but I just wish this book came out years ago before I read all of his work.
Rating: - For A Popular Audience, Too
I need not repeat the summaries set forth below by other reviewers, since these explain both Richardson's method -- to tell the life story through the work -- and the essentials of James' theories. What I will say is that, even if you have no background in philosophy or psychology, you should read this brilliant, passionate biography. James wrote for a popular as well as a professional audience; he was open and curious to all experience, and wished to be inclusive rather than exclusive in disseminating ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent for Scholars, Less Interest for Other Readers
This book will resonate perfectly with scholars trained in philosophy and psychology. Biographer Richardson traces William James' evolving thought patterns with a thoroughness no writer could exceed. For the average reader, though, I suggest the book will have value mostly because of the interesting lives of William James and his novelist brother Henry.
Certainly I had been unaware of William's lifelong health problems. Too, the book provides fascinating tidbits about his courtship with his ... Read More
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