William James and the transatlantic conversation : pragmatism, pluralism, and philosophy of religion /
Martin Halliwell and Joel D.S. Rasmussen.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The reception of William James in continental Europe / William James, ecumenical Protestantism, and the dynamics of secularization / Religion, sociology, and psychology : William James and the re-enchantment of the world / William James, the French tradition, and the incomplete transposition of the spiritual into the aesthetic / Vastations and prosthetics : Henry James Sr. and the transatlantic education of William and Henry James / Morbid and positive thinking : William James, psychology, and illness / Encountering the smashing projectile : William James on John Stuart Mill and the woman question / A pluralistic universe a century later : rationality, pluralism, and religion / William James, A pluralistic universe, and the ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry / James's critique of absolute idealism in A pluralistic universe / Jamesian pragmatic pluralism and the problem of God / Growing up zigzag : reassessing the transatlantic legacy of William James / Jaime Nubiola -- David A. Hollinger -- Richard H. King -- Barbara Loerzer -- Peter Kuryla -- Martin Halliwell -- Leslie Butler -- David C. Lamberth -- Joel D. S. Rasmussen -- Michael R. Slater -- Sami Pihlström -- Jeremy Carrette.
This volume focuses on the American philosopher and psychologist William James and his engagements with European thought, together with the multidisciplinary reception of his work on both sides of the Atlantic since his death. James participated in transatlantic conversations in science, philosophy, psychology, religion, ethics, and literature.