Stagoll Transforming One's Self

The Therapeutic Ethical Pragmatism of William James
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4384-9328-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in American Philosophy and Cultural Thought

A fresh and rigorous interpretation of William James's ethical theory, showing how experimenting with life's opportunities can transform one's self and life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stagoll, Clifford S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: William James’s Ethics in the Pragmatist Tradition

1. Locating James’s Therapeutic Project

2. Uncovering Life’s Potential: Relational Experience

3. Defining Life’s Potential: The Self-Transforming Self

4. Realizing Life’s Potential: An Ethics of Habit and Creative Willing

Conclusion: Recovering James’s Therapeutic Ethics
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Clifford S. Stagoll is Honorary Research Fellow in Philosophy at The University of Western Australia. He is the coeditor (with Michael P. Levine) of Pragmatism Applied: William James and the Challenges of Contemporary Life, also published by SUNY Press.