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William James on democratic individuality / Stephen S. Bush

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017Description: xiii, 238 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781316477007 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 191 23
LOC classification:
  • B945.J24 BUS
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Contents:
The political James -- Collective responsibility and truth -- Collective responsibility for morality -- Moral objectivity -- Individuals and responsibility -- Sensitivity to strangers -- Individuality and social change -- Heroes and citizens -- Religion and motivation
Summary: William James (1842-1910) argued for a philosophy of democracy and pluralism that advocates individual and collective responsibility for our social arrangements, our morality, and our religion. In James' view, democracy resides first and foremost not in governmental institutions or in procedures such as voting, but rather in the characteristics of individuals, and in qualities of mind and conduct. It is a philosophy for social change, counselling action and hope despite the manifold challenges facing democratic politics, and these issues still resonate strongly today. In this book, Stephen Bush explores how these themes connect to James' philosophy of religion, his moral thought, his epistemology, his psychology, and his metaphysics. His fresh and original study highlights the relevance of James' thought to modern debates, and will appeal to scholars and students of moral and political philosophy
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The political James -- Collective responsibility and truth -- Collective responsibility for morality -- Moral objectivity -- Individuals and responsibility -- Sensitivity to strangers -- Individuality and social change -- Heroes and citizens -- Religion and motivation

William James (1842-1910) argued for a philosophy of democracy and pluralism that advocates individual and collective responsibility for our social arrangements, our morality, and our religion. In James' view, democracy resides first and foremost not in governmental institutions or in procedures such as voting, but rather in the characteristics of individuals, and in qualities of mind and conduct. It is a philosophy for social change, counselling action and hope despite the manifold challenges facing democratic politics, and these issues still resonate strongly today. In this book, Stephen Bush explores how these themes connect to James' philosophy of religion, his moral thought, his epistemology, his psychology, and his metaphysics. His fresh and original study highlights the relevance of James' thought to modern debates, and will appeal to scholars and students of moral and political philosophy

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