TY - BOOK AU - Perry,Ralph Barton,1876-1957 TI - The thought and character of William James SN - 0826512798 AV - B 945 .J24 P47 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - Nashville PB - Vanderbilt University Press KW - James William, 1842-1910 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents; The elder Henry James-- The elder James and Emerson-- Personal characteristics of the Elder James-- Father and son-- Boyhood at home and abroad-- Shall he become a painter-- Scientific studies at Harvard-- Medical studies and philosophical beginnings-- Dresden and Berlin-- Wendell Holmes-- Reading and criticism-- Towards psychology and philosophy-- Depression and recovery-- Chauncey Wright and Charles Peirce-- Settling into the career-- Established in life-- European contracts in 1882-1883-- Josiah Royce and idealism-- Teaching, writing and travel-- James and the science of psychology-- The writing of the psychology-- Sources, doctrines and influence pf psychology-- The aftermath of the psychology-- The will to believe-- Moral individualism-- Social and political sentiments-- James as a reformer-- Varieties of religious experience-- James's personal faith-- Radical empiricism-- Friendly disputes with Charles Peirce-- Pragmatism-- James and Dewey-- Pragmatism in Italy and Germany-- Retirement from teaching-- James and Bergson-- The unfinished task-- Morbid traits-- Benign traits ER -