The complete online text of A Pluralistic Universe by William James.

William James was born January 11, 1842, in New York City, and died at his home in Chocorua, New Hampshire, on August 26, 1910. His family's wealth made travel and adventure a major part of his lifestyle while he was growing up. His education, therefore,...

William James was an esteemed scientist credited with bringing laboratory science to the study of psychology. Trained as a medical doctor and a physiologist, James insisted that mental processes--thought and consciousness--originated from physical proces...

William James made significant contributions to the disciplines of psychology and philosophy. His book The Principles of Psychology (1890) ushered in the modern era of American psychology by demonstrating that a truly scientific discipline has no need fo...

POLITICAL IDEAS IN THE ROMANTIC AGE : THEIR RISE AND INFLUENCE ON MODERN THOUGHT by Isaiah Berlin, edited by Henry Hardy Chatto, £25, pp. 352, ISBN 0761179090 . £20 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 This book contains part of the text on...

WILL HEREBERG, PLURALIST I SIT IN Will Herberg's chair, so to speak, for he was the first religion editor of this journal. Being religion editor mainly means writing this column. It does not mean--although I've been asked about this--serving as Bill Buckley's confessor....