William James : Writings 1902-1910 : The Varieties of Religious Experience / Pragmatism / A Pluralistic Universe / The Meaning of Truth / Some Problems of Philosophy / Essays

Philosopher and psychologist William James was the best known and most influential American thinker of his time. The five books and nineteen essays collected in this Library of America volume represent all his major work from 1902 until his death in 1910. James explores topics such as the value of individual experience the consequences of conflicting metaphysical positions rejecting the concept of the absolute and the meaning of truth. The collection also includes essays on topics such as the role of the university in intellectual life psychic research and the redirection of martial energies to peaceful ends.