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Freedom and the moral life : the ethics of William James

Title
Freedom and the moral life : the ethics of William James / by John K. Roth.
Author
Roth, John K.
Publication
Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1969.

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Description
157 pages; 21 cm
Subject
  • James, William, 1842-1910
  • James, William, 1842-1910
  • James, William 1842-1910
  • James, William
  • Gewetensvrijheid
  • Ethische aspecten
  • Moraal
  • Moral
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [155]-157.
Contents
I. William James and contemporary Life -- A. James's ethical insights -- B. Current issues -- C. The method of consideration -- II. Consciousness and selfhood in the principles of psychology and early essays, 1875-1890 -- A. James's psychology -- B. The nature of consciousness -- C. The efficacy of consciousness -- D. Selfhood -- Personal identity -- James's "Field Theory" of selfhood -- E. Freedom, unity, and meaning -- III. Freedom of knowledge, and value in the principles of psychology and early essays, 1875-1890 -- A. James's defense against determinism -- B. The nature of freedom -- C. Knowledge and freedom -- D. Value and freedom -- IV. "The moral philosopher and the moral life," 1891 -- A. James's lecture notes -- B. Demands and conflicts -- James's opening remarks and presuppositions -- The origin of value -- The demand principles -- Principles and situations -- V. Belief, openness, and freedom -- A. Essays of 1895-1900 -- "The will to believe," 1896 -- "On a certain blindness in human beings," 1899 -- B. The varieties of religious experience, 1902 -- An ethical evaluation of religion -- Ethics, freedom, and God -- VI. Pragmatism, 1906-1910 -- A. Pragmatism and meaning -- B. Pragmatism and truth -- VII. Freedom, Unity, and norms -- A. The foundational status of freedom and unity -- B. An existential norm -- VIII. Devotion and toleration -- A. Devotion -- B. Toleration -- C.A concluding comment -- IX. Freedom and ambiguity -- A. Ambiguity and meaning -- B. Ambiguity and the moral life -- C. Conclusion -- A chronology of William James's life -- Notes -- Selected bibliography.
ISBN
  • 0664208592
  • 9780664208592
LCCN
69017069
OCLC
  • ocm00023304
  • 23304
  • SCSB-9482247
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library