William James, Essays in Radical Empiricism
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2022
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Critical edition
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-5314-7 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-5314-7 (ISBN)
This new critical edition is an examination of William James’s Essays in Radical Empiricism in light of the scientific naturalism prominent in James’s Principles of Psychology (1890) and the subsequent development of Darwinian, functional psychology and functionalism in psychology, the philosophy psychology and the philosophy of mind.
H.G. Callaway’s critical edition of William James's Essays in Radical Empiricism evaluates this classic work of American philosophy and the pragmatist tradition partly on the basis of the functional psychology of James's magnum opus, The Principles of Psychology. The edition also brings in later, Darwinian-functionalist, American psychology—which James did much to inspire—and contemporary developments in functional, cognitive psychology and neuroscience. James’s own text has been annotated throughout to render his references and theoretical concerns explicit and to briefly indicate points of criticism. The edition features an expanded bibliography that includes both historical and contemporary sources, as well as a new, comprehensive index. The chief arguments of the edition center on criticism of James's claims for "radical empiricism," his doctrine of "pure experience," and the doubtful role as evidence James attributed to stand-alone introspection and Jamesian “retrospection.” Enlisting results from the logic of relations, contemporary empiricism, historical and contemporary developments in cognitive psychology, and experimental neuroscience, Callaway argues for the importance of James on functional relations—to be interpreted in the manner of the scientific naturalism prominent in The Principles of Psychology. Too often, James’s late philosophical views have overshadowed the accomplishments of his earlier work in psychology. Overall, this new edition indicates the scientific virtues of functionalism in cognitive psychology and shows the relevance of James’s functional psychology to contemporary cognitive theory.
H.G. Callaway’s critical edition of William James's Essays in Radical Empiricism evaluates this classic work of American philosophy and the pragmatist tradition partly on the basis of the functional psychology of James's magnum opus, The Principles of Psychology. The edition also brings in later, Darwinian-functionalist, American psychology—which James did much to inspire—and contemporary developments in functional, cognitive psychology and neuroscience. James’s own text has been annotated throughout to render his references and theoretical concerns explicit and to briefly indicate points of criticism. The edition features an expanded bibliography that includes both historical and contemporary sources, as well as a new, comprehensive index. The chief arguments of the edition center on criticism of James's claims for "radical empiricism," his doctrine of "pure experience," and the doubtful role as evidence James attributed to stand-alone introspection and Jamesian “retrospection.” Enlisting results from the logic of relations, contemporary empiricism, historical and contemporary developments in cognitive psychology, and experimental neuroscience, Callaway argues for the importance of James on functional relations—to be interpreted in the manner of the scientific naturalism prominent in The Principles of Psychology. Too often, James’s late philosophical views have overshadowed the accomplishments of his earlier work in psychology. Overall, this new edition indicates the scientific virtues of functionalism in cognitive psychology and shows the relevance of James’s functional psychology to contemporary cognitive theory.
H. G. Callaway has a PhD in philosophy from Temple University and is an independent scholar.
Preface
Introduction
William James, Functional Psychology, and Radical Empiricism
Chapter 1
Does ‘Consciousness’ Exist?
Chapter 2
A World of Pure Experience
Chapter 3
The Thing and its Relations
Chapter 4
How Two Minds Can Know One Thing
Chapter 5
The Place of Affectional Facts in a World of Pure Experience
Chapter 6
The Experience of Activity
Chapter 7
The Essence of Humanism
Chapter 8
La Notion de Conscience
Chapter 9
Is Radical Empiricism Solipsistic?
Chapter 10
Mr. Pitkin’s Refutation of ‘Radical Empiricism’
Chapter 11
Humanism and Truth Once More
Chapter 12
Absolutism and Empiricism
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.05.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | American Philosophy Series |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 476 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7936-5314-3 / 1793653143 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7936-5314-7 / 9781793653147 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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