William James and the Transatlantic Conversation

William James and the Transatlantic Conversation is an edited collection of twelve essays focusing on the American philosopher and psychologist William James (1842-1910) and his engagements with European thought, together with the multidisciplinary reception of his work on both sides of the Atlantic since his death. James's encounters with European life and thought ran through his entire life, beginning with his early exposure to European ideas and culture as a young man, aspiring artist, and student. This led him to extended interactions with European thinkers and writers across his career in which he participated in a number of transatlantic conversations in science, philosophy, psychology, religion, ethics, and literature. This volume extends these conversations into the twenty-first century by drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines on both sides of the Atlantic to assess James's work in all its variety, to trace his multidisciplinary reception across the twentieth century, and to evaluate his legacy in the twenty-first century.