William James
This volume discusses the life and work of William James (1842-1910), a founder of the study of psychology. It concerns life-writing and writing for the sake of existence and combines literature, psychology, philosophy, and biography.
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William James (1842-1910) was elder brother to the novelist Henry James and a founder of the study of psychology. But he was also a thinker who sought to work across conventional boundaries, and did not believe in separate disciplines or over-professionalized ways of thinking. This book is about William James's life-writing, writing for the sake of existence, that brings together a mix of literature, psychology, philosophy, and biography in the search for purpose and human flourishing, in place of formal religion. It will appeal to readers, especially readers of literature, seeking to create, like William James, a literary way of thinking outside the realm of literature.
