Bücher von William James

2020 Reprint of the 1907 Edition. Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that, very broadly, understands knowing the world as inseparable from agency within it. This general idea has attracted a remarkably rich and at times contrary range of interpretations, including: that all philosophical concepts should be tested via scientific experimentation, that a claim is true if and only if it is useful (relatedly: if a philosophical theory does not contribute directly to social progress then it is not worth much), that experience consists in transacting with rather than representing nature, that articulate language rests on a deep bed of shared human practices that can never be fully 'made explicit'. Its first generation was initiated by the so-called 'classical pragmatists' Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914), who first defined and defended the view, and his close friend and colleague William James (1842-1910), who further developed and ably popularized it. During this initial period, pragmatists focused significantly on theorizing inquiry, meaning and the nature of truth. In this book, James tests competing systems of thought in the "marketplace of actual experience" to determine their validity. In other words, he examines whether adopting a particular philosophical theory or way of looking at the world makes an actual difference in individual conduct. James not only makes a strong case for his own ideas but also mounts a powerful attack against the transcendental and rationalist tradition.

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Preeminent American philosopher and educator John Dewey (1859-1952) rejected Hegelian idealism for the pragmatism of William James.In this collection of informal, highly readable essays, originally published between 1897 and 1909, Dewey articulates his now classic philosophical concepts of knowledge and truth and the nature of reality. Here Dewey introduces his scientific method and uses critical intelligence to reject the traditional ways of viewing philosophical discourse. Knowledge cannot be divorced from experience; it is gradually acquired through interaction with nature. Philosophy, therefore, has to be regarded as itself a method of knowledge and not as a repository of disembodied, pre-existing absolute truths.

William James' 1906/07 gehaltenen Vorlesungen Pragmatism. A new name for some old ways of thinking gehören zu den einflussreichsten und wichtigsten Texten des amerikanischen Pragmatismus. Kurz nach der Veröffentlichung in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt, können sie als Programmschrift einer Philosophie gelten, die zur umfassenden Neubegründung des Denkens aus einer Theorie der Tätigkeit des Menschen ansetzt. In Auseinandersetzung mit zentralen Problemen der abendländischen Philosophie (Substanzproblem, Teleologie, Willensfreiheit, Wahrheitsbegriff ) präsentiert James in acht Vorträgen, die sich nicht nur an ein akademisches Publikum richten, eine allgemeinverständliche Einführung in die pragmatistische Denkweise.Insbesondere der Wahrheitsbegriff, den James gegenüber dem von Peirce formulierten noch verschärft, führte in der Folge zu Missverständnissen und heftigen Diskussionen, in deren Verlauf man James »Hemdsärmeligkeit« vorwarf und den amerikanischen Pragmatismus als »Philosophie des Dollars« diskreditierte. Denn als Wahrheitskriterium schlägt James die >Verifizierbarkeit< als laufenden Prozess der Bewahrheitung vor und nicht die statische Entsprechung von Vorstellung und Gegenstand. >Wahrheit< selbst sei praktisches Geltendmachen eines Erkenntnisanspruchs: eine Vorstellung >ist< nicht wahr, sie >wird< wahr.James' prozessorientiertes und pluralistisches Denken gewann im 20. Jahrhundert großen Einfluss, bis hin zur analytischen und postmodernen Philosophie. Insbesondere für die Sozialwissenschaften und die politische Philosophie ist sie von unverminderter Aktualität. Die Neuausgabe mit einer Einleitung der Herausgeber und kommentierenden Anmerkungen ersetzt die über 100 Jahre alte Erstübersetzung von Wilhelm Jerusalem.

Der Band versammelt erstmals in deutscher Sprache vorliegende Aufsätze zum Pragmatismus und radikalen Empirismus, die James als originellen, aber auch systematischen Denker präsentieren. Ein Nachwort des Herausgebers führt in beide Positionen ein, berücksichtigt aber auch die Bedeutung der James'schen Psychologie für die Entwicklung seiner Philosophie.

Is Life Worth Living? is a tiny book about some of life's big questions. How do you find meaning in your life? Why do people fall into despair and depression? And how can these feelings be overcome? Almost fifty years before Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, William James discovers that feelings of pessimism and melancholy can be defeated through the power of action and struggle, and that life's meaning is created through your own actions.

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