A Pluralistic Universe - Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Pluralistic Universe, by William JamesThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in PhilosophyAuthor: William JamesRelease Date: April 10, 2004 [EBook #11984]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A PLURALISTIC UNIVERSE ***Produced by Felicia Urbanski, David Starner, Nicolas Hayes and the Online Distributed Proofreading TeamA PLURALISTIC UNIVERSEHibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation inPhilosophyBY WILLIAM JAMES1909CONTENTSLECTURE ITHE TYPES OF PHILOSOPHIC THINKING 1Our age is growing philosophical again, 3. Change of tone since 1860, 4. Empiricism and Rationalism defined, 7.The process of Philosophizing: Philosophers choose some part of the world to interpret the whole by, 8. They seekto make it seem less strange, 11. Their temperamental differences, 12. Their systems must be reasoned out, 13.Their tendency to over-technicality, 15. Excess of this in Germany, 17. The type of vision is the important thing in aphilosopher, 20. Primitive thought, 21. Spiritualism and Materialism: Spiritualism shows two types, 23. Theism andPantheism, 24. Theism makes a duality of Man and God, and ...