William James

In Cheryl Misak (ed.), The Oxford handbook of American philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 60-86 (2008)
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A brief (10,000 word) introduction to James's philosophy with particular focus on the relation between James's naturalism and his account of various normative notions like rationality, goodness and truth.

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original Jackman, Henry (2008) "William James". In Misak, Cheryl, The Oxford handbook of American philosophy, pp. : Oxford University Press (2008)

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