'The Trail of the Human Serpent Is over Everything' : Jamesian Perspectives on Mind, World, and Religion

Pihlström, Sami

University Press of America（2007/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 268 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780761839354
• DDC分類 191

Full Description

This book takes a fresh look at how William James' (1842-1910) conceptions of the human mind, death (mortality and immortality), and religion provide us with a viable alternative to many contemporary philosophical approaches. The distinctive Jamesian perspective is illuminated through critical discussions of several different theories and conjectures. The overall argument of this volume is that pragmatist metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion must be subordinated to ethics. To provide an historical and philosophical context for this revolutionary conception of the pragmatic method, an introductory discussion of James' views on pragmatism, realism, and truth is also included. Instead of focusing on the general issues of realism and pragmatism, however, the volume examines the applications of these issues to topics such as death, evil, and other minds. The book is vital reading not only for James scholars and pragmatists, but for anyone thinking seriously about human mortality and the endless ethical challenges our life with other human beings that confront us.

Contents

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Acknowledgements
Part 3 Abbreviations of Citations
Chapter 4 Introduction: William James and the Pragmatist Tradition
Chapter 5 Pragmatic and Transcendental Arguments for Theism
Chapter 6 James on Death, Mortality, and Immortality
Chapter 7 On the Reality of Evil: A Jamesian Investigation
Chapter 8 James's Pragmatist Metaphysics of the Mind: Religion, Individualism, and Other Minds
Chapter 9 Pragmatism and Personalism
Chapter 10 Panpsychism—a Neglected Jamesian Alternative?
Chapter 11 Conclusion
Part 12 Index
Part 13 About the Author