No Dose for It at the Chemist
Helen Thaventhiran: William James’s Prescriptions, 24 October 2024
Be Not Afraid of Life: In the Words of William James
by William James, edited by John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle.
Princeton, 387 pp., £25, January 2023,978 0 691 24015 2 Show More
by William James, edited by John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle.
Princeton, 387 pp., £25, January 2023,
William James, MD: Philosopher, Psychologist, Physician
by Emma K. Sutton.
Chicago, 251 pp., £24, December 2023,978 0 226 82898 5 Show More
by Emma K. Sutton.
Chicago, 251 pp., £24, December 2023,
“... existence under such titles as ‘Is Life Worth Living?’ and ‘What Makes a Life Significant’.John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle’s book is an anthology of these writings, from a letter James wrote when at Harvard Medical School in the 1860s to ‘A Pluralistic Mystic’, an argument against rationalising away mystical experiences that was published ... ”
