Documents tagged with William James

Weiner Philip - Peirce's Metaphysical Club and the Genesis of Pragmatism 1946

Peirce's Metaphysical Club and the Genesis of Pragmatism Author(s): Philip P. Wiener Source: Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1946), pp. 218-233 Published by: University of Pen...
  • caritelove published this 11 / 04 / 2009
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William James on Mind

The physiologists who, during the past few years, have been so industriously exploring the functions of the brain, have limited their attempts at explanation to its cognitive and volitional perform...
  • albertnow8 published this 10 / 23 / 2009
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The Thing of Everything: Emptying Reification by Inclusion

The mind is devoid of mind, For the nature of mind is clear light. — The Buddha, quoted by HIs Holiness the Dalai Lama
  • yeshe4 published this 10 / 19 / 2009
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The Lost Art of Thinking or Why Don't We Think More?

Thinking is the highest function of which a human being is capable. Bob Proctor says that what passes for thinking for most people is really just the faculty of memory, playing old movies and rehas...
  • IgorMujdrica published this 10 / 14 / 2009
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Can pragmatism provide a way forward in understanding social knowledge today?

Can pragmatism provide a way forward in understanding social knowledge today? by Philip Conway [www.circlingsquares.blogspot.com] Can pragmatism provide a way forward in understanding social know...
  • circlingsquares published this 09 / 14 / 2009
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A History of Philosophy: Volume 8 by Frederick Copleston

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyon...
  • liber_te published this 08 / 24 / 2009
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OUTLINE AND OVERVIEW OF SCOGOSTOLOGY-GALAHUMANISM , Version-1 August 1 2009

SCOGOSTOLOGY, SGSG and GALAHUMANISM (GMN) are the alchemical “SECRET” self development sytems that was revealed by the ancient “Anunnaki Astronaut Gods” from Nibiru (the creators of modern human be...
  • scogostology published this 08 / 09 / 2009
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SCOGOSTOLOGY EBOOKS-1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, INTRODUCTION, Version-1, AUGUST 1, 2009

SCOGOSTOLOGY, SGSG and GALAHUMANISM (GMN) are the alchemical “SECRET” self development sytems that was revealed by the ancient “Anunnaki Astronaut Gods” from Nibiru (the creators of modern human be...
  • scogostology published this 08 / 04 / 2009
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SCOGOSTOLOGY eBooks- 1-2-3-4-5 v-1, INTRODUCTION August 1 2009

SCOGOSTOLOGY, SGSG and GALAHUMANISM (GMN) are the alchemical “SECRET” self development sytems that was revealed by the ancient “Anunnaki Astronaut Gods” from Nibiru (the creators of modern human be...
  • scogostology published this 08 / 04 / 2009
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FREE SCOGOSTOLOGY WORLDOLOGY BOOK OF PREDICTION OF FUTURE WORLD EVENTS, 1000-10,000 YRS

SCOGOSTOLOGY WORLDOLOGY, BOOK OF TIME: CONTAINING THE PREDICTION O...
  • worldology published this 07 / 31 / 2009
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I Heart Huckabees - The Vibrantly Invisible

A look at the philosophy underlying the movie I Heart Huckabees, and how metaphor is made visual, using the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, William James, and the writings of Vaclav Havel.
  • GYedwab published this 07 / 29 / 2009
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Living in Truth(Iness)

An attempt to place Stephen Colbert in a long tradition of dissent, specifically placing him alongside Vaclav Havel. Colbert's notions of "Truthiness" and "Wikiality" are compared with Havel's disc...
  • GYedwab published this 07 / 26 / 2009
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The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James

The Varieties of Religious Experience was first presented as a series of lectures at the University of Edinburgh in 1901. To prepare for the talks, Harvard psychologist William James had read widel...
  • yeshe4 published this 07 / 17 / 2009
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The Varieties of Religous Experience, by William James, [1902

In all sad sincerity I think we must conclude that the attempt to demonstrate by purely intellectual processes the truth of the deliverances of direct religious experience is absolutely hopeless......
  • RAMSIEL published this 07 / 02 / 2009
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Observing the Space of the Mind

By B. Alan Wallace, from Hidden Dimensions: The Unification of Physics and Consciousness
  • yeshe4 published this 06 / 26 / 2009
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Right to Believe

A critique of William Clifford's “The Ethics of Belief” following William James's “The Will to Believe”.
  • kakarotmf published this 01 / 07 / 2009
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Transfigurism: Syncretization of Mormonism and Transhumanism (Lincoln Cannon Slides)

The document associated with these slides provides some background information on Mormon origins and denominations. Subsequently, it shows that Transhumanism is compatible with at least some religi...
  • transfigurism published this 12 / 19 / 2008
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Transfigurism: Syncretization of Mormonism and Transhumanism (Lincoln Cannon Transcript)

This document provides some background information on Mormon origins and denominations. Subsequently, it shows that Transhumanism is compatible with at least some religious forms, as illustrated by...
  • transfigurism published this 12 / 19 / 2008
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Varieties of Religious Experience

PGCC Collection: The Varieties of Religious Experience World eBook Library PGCC Collection Bringing the world's eBook Collection Together http://www.WorldLibrary.net Project Gutenberg Consortia Ce...
  • vandyketim746 published this 12 / 09 / 2008
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the meaning of truth

PGCC Collection: The Meaning of Truth, by William James #3 in our series by William James World eBook Library PGCC Collection Bringing the world's eBook Collection Together http://www.WorldLibrary...
  • vandyketim746 published this 12 / 09 / 2008
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