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Title: A Stroll With William James by Jacques Barzun ISBN: 0-226-03869-6 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: A walk to remember!
Comment: After reading 5 of his books now, I'm not sure there's much that Jacques Barzun can't do. Honestly, I, like most people, think they understand William James and I, like most people, found out that I was further from him than I thought. In an engaging thrill of a book, Barzun explains James- dare I say it- better than James explained James. Of course, WIlliam James, who, when pragmatism is differentiated from pragmaticism, pioneered a completely new system of thought. As such, he did not always express himself well. His "Pragmatism" befuddled more people than not and "The Meaning of Truth," meant as a clarification, confused those not already scratching their heads. In the end, James fell by the philosophical wayside until Barzun dusted our friend off and re-introduced us.
Barzun explains James' pragmatism from the ground up, so to speak. He starts with "The Principles of Psychology," which is really one of the best written pieces of American non-fiction on the planet and James' philosophical starting point. Next, he goes into "Pragmatism" and "The Meaning of Truth" taking much of the ambiguity out of a philosophy already difficult to the unaccustomed. Next, "A Pluralistic Universe" gets a summation along with "Varieties of Religious Experience." I hope I am not leaving you with the imppression that Barzun is doing any of this in an academically dry, sardonic manner. Nope. Just like James, his words bubble with excitement and humongous energy.
Honestly, before I started this book, I wasn't the biggest fan of William James and after, I'm still not the biggest fan of Wiliam James (preferring John Dewey much more). Still, I've come away the better for getting to know Barzun and James; i've read a great book and learned a bit more about a great (if tragic) philosophy. Also, read "The Metaphysical Club" and James' own "Principles of Psychology."
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Title: Simple & Direct by Jacques Barzun ISBN: 0060937238 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 18 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Principles of Psychology (Volume 1) by William James ISBN: 0486203816 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1955 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: William James : Writings 1902-1910 : The Varieties of Religious Experience / Pragmatism / A Pluralistic Universe / The Meaning of Truth / Some Problems of Philosophy / Essays (Library of America) by William James, Bruce Kuklick ISBN: 0940450380 Publisher: Library of America Pub. Date: 01 February, 1988 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Teacher in America by Jacques Barzun ISBN: 0913966797 Publisher: Liberty Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1981 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Begin Here: The Forgotten Conditions of Teaching and Learning by Jacques Barzun, Morris Philipson ISBN: 0226038475 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1992 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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