Alexander Livingston

Damn Great Empires!

William James and the Politics of Pragmatism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Treating William James's speeches, essays, notes, and correspondence on the United States' annexation of the Philippines as keys for unlocking the political significance of his celebrated writings on psychology, religion, and philosophy, this book reconstructs his overlooked political thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780190237165
• ISBN-10: 0190237163
• Artikelnr.: 47863405

Autorenporträt

Alexander Livingston is Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Political Uses of William James
Chapter 2: Cravings and Consequences
Chapter 3: Taming the Strenuous Life
Chapter 4: Stuttering Conviction
Chapter 5: Tragedy, History, and Democratic Faith
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index