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William James at the Boundaries
Francesca Bordogna
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Description for William James at the Boundaries
Hardcover. At Columbia University in 1906, William James gave a highly confrontational speech to the American Philosophical Association (APA). What was the goal of this unusual speech? This work reveals that James' trespassing of boundaries was an essential element of a broader intellectual and social project. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 664.
At Columbia University in 1906, William James gave a highly confrontational speech to the American Philosophical Association (APA). He ignored the technical philosophical questions the audience had gathered to discuss and instead addressed the topic of human energy. Trampling on the rules of academic decorum, James invoked the work of amateurs, read testimonials on the benefits of yoga and alcohol, and concluded by urging his listeners to take up this psychological and physiological problem.What was the goal of this unusual speech? Rather than an oddity, Francesca Bordogna asserts that the APA address was emblematic - it was just one of ... Read more
At Columbia University in 1906, William James gave a highly confrontational speech to the American Philosophical Association (APA). He ignored the technical philosophical questions the audience had gathered to discuss and instead addressed the topic of human energy. Trampling on the rules of academic decorum, James invoked the work of amateurs, read testimonials on the benefits of yoga and alcohol, and concluded by urging his listeners to take up this psychological and physiological problem.What was the goal of this unusual speech? Rather than an oddity, Francesca Bordogna asserts that the APA address was emblematic - it was just one of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226066523
SKU
V9780226066523
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About Francesca Bordogna
Francesca Bordogna is assistant professor in the Department of History and the Science in Human Culture Program at Northwestern University.
Reviews for William James at the Boundaries
"I learned a great deal from this wonderful history of James's involvement in the shaping of the academy and intellectual thought. I can imagine telling any and all of my students in philosophy - as well as psychology or neuroscience - that if you want to understand your discipline, how it came to be as it is, then read this ... Read more