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Office Late At Night With William James

Posted on November 17, 2022 by zjb

Thoughts about the night are strung along the Principles of Psychology. James is concerned here, and also in the Varieties of Religious Experience, with stimuli, sensation, perception, and the imagination. Thoughts about night in the PP make reference to the … Continue reading →

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(William James) Religion Is….

Posted on November 3, 2021 by zjb

I’ve been struggling with the caricature according to which the definition of religion suggested by James is “Protestant.” This is to claim that for James, religion is a private matter, The problem is this. On the one hand, the caricature … Continue reading →

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