James and Husserl
R. Stevens
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hardcover. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
" ... a universe unfinished, with doors and windows open to possibilities uncontrollable in advance." 1 A possibility which William James would certainly not have envisaged is a phenomenological reading of his philosophy. Given James's personality, one can easily imagine the explosive commen tary he would make on any attempt to situate his deliberately unsystematic writings within anyone philosophical mainstream. Yet, in recent years, the most fruitful scholarship on William James has resulted from a confrontation between his philosophy and the phe nomenology of Husserl. The very unlikelihood of such a comparison renders all the more fascinating the remarkable convergence ... Read more
" ... a universe unfinished, with doors and windows open to possibilities uncontrollable in advance." 1 A possibility which William James would certainly not have envisaged is a phenomenological reading of his philosophy. Given James's personality, one can easily imagine the explosive commen tary he would make on any attempt to situate his deliberately unsystematic writings within anyone philosophical mainstream. Yet, in recent years, the most fruitful scholarship on William James has resulted from a confrontation between his philosophy and the phe nomenology of Husserl. The very unlikelihood of such a comparison renders all the more fascinating the remarkable convergence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Phaenomenologica
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789024716319
SKU
V9789024716319
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