The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James

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William James (1842–1910), the pioneering American philosopher and psychologist, was invited to deliver the prestigious Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh University in 1901–2. In this resulting collection of his lectures, published in 1902 and reprinted many times, James explores the theme of personal religious experience.

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The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James

The Gifford Lectures were established in 1885 at the universities of St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh to promote the discussion of 'Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term in other words, the knowledge of God', and some of the world's most influential thinkers have delivered them. The 1901 2 lectures given in Edinburgh by American philosopher William James (1842 1910) are considered by many to be the greatest in the series. The lectures were published in book form in 1902 and have been reprinted many times. James, who was educated in the United States and Europe, and spent much of his career teaching philosophy at Harvard, was very influential in the development of modern psychology, and in these twenty lectures he explores the personal experience of religion. Some of the topics include religion and neurology, 'the sick soul', saintliness, and mysticism.
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ISBN 13 9781108040877
ISBN 10 110804087X
Title The Varieties of Religious Experience
Author William James
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2011-12-01
Number of pages 554
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