Essays In Radical Empiricism
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full text: Essays in Radical Empiricism by William James (1842-1910) American Philosopher & Psychologist, Founder of Pragmatism Here follows the (almost) complete work of William James' Essays in Radical Empiricism, transcribed by Phillip McReynolds. [ Not included is the last chapter, "La Notion de Conscience," since the chapter is completely in French and I could not be bothered to type it in at present. I will probably scan it in sooner or later and am working on a translation. Expect updates accordingly.] Page numbers are from the Longmans, Green and Co. edition of Essays in Radical Empiricism and A Pluralistic Universe in one volume, published in 1943. Underscores bewteen words indicate italics in the original. To the best of my knowledge this work is now in the public domain as it was copyrighted 1912 by Henry James, who died in 1916. There are probably mistakes here. If you let me know about them, I'll attempt to correct them. In any case, no warranty is issued as to the correctness or completeness of this work nor concerning its suitability to any purpose whatsoever. If you accept these conditions you may freely use and distribute this transcription as you like, provided that you don't try to sell it or otherwise make a profit off of my work. Phillip McReynolds MCREYNPA@CTRVAX.VANDERBILT.EDU --- [Table of Contents] vii VOLUME I. ESSAYS IN RADICAL EMPIRICISM I. DOES 'CONSCIOUSNESS' EXIST? 1 II. A WORLD OF PURE EXPERIENCE 39 III. THE THING AND ITS RELATIONS 92 IV. HOW TWO MINDS CAN KNOW ONE THING 123 V. THE PLACE OF AFFECTIONAL FACTS IN A WORLD OF PURE EXPERIENCE 137 VI. THE EXPERIENCE OF ACTIVITY 155 VII. THE ESSENCE OF HUMANISM 190 VIII. LA NOTION DE CONSCIENCE 206 1 I DOES 'CONSCIOUSNESS' EXIST? 'THOUGHTS' and 'things' are names for two sorts of object, which common sense will always find contrasted and will always practically oppose to each other. Philosophy, reflecting on the contrast, has varied in the past in her explanations of it, and may be expected to vary in …