Druhy náboženské zkušenosti (v originále The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature) je kniha amerického psychologa Williama Jamese. Je sestavena z editovaných přednášek, které James pronesl v rámci tzv. Giffordových přenášek na University of Edinburgh ve Skotsku na samém počátku 20. století. James ve své knize klade důraz na prožívání náboženské zkušenosti v životě jednotlivce. Pozitivně vnímá velké množství nejrůznějších náboženství, jelikož lidé jsou natolik rozdílní, že není možné, aby všichni vyznávali jedno univerzální náboženství. Je si také vědom toho, že je veliký rozdíl ve vnímání náboženství (náboženských prožitků) vědce a stoupence daného náboženství.
Kniha patří ke klíčovým titulům moderní politické filosofie a zároveň k jednomu z hlavních děl amerického politického myšlení. Kniha umožní nahlédnout jedny z hlavních kořenů amerického způsobu myšlení, který zejména v poslední době významně ovlivňuje také myšlenkové prostředí v Evropě. Dílo umožňuje českému čtenáři nahlédnout termín pragmatismus v jeho hlavním významu, tedy nikoli v jeho zlidovělé podobě, jak je dnes často užíván, a pochopit tak jeho skutečnou povahu a směřování.
Focusing on the subjective nature of religious experience, this treatise explores the psychological aspects of belief in a transcendent reality, whether conceived as God or a higher spiritual force. Originally presented in the Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh University, it offers a comprehensive overview of the religious imagination, transcending specific creeds and theologies. Its insights remain relevant across various religious contexts, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and New Age beliefs, making it a timeless study in the psychology of faith.
Brother of novelist Henry James and godson of eminent philosopher, essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James earned his own reputation for the monumental contributions he made in the field of Psychology. Here is the second volume of James' two part "Principles of Psychology," a textbook which took James twelve years to complete, and which is still prevalent in contemporary psychology texts. James' writings were influenced by Charles Darwin's ideas about adaptive evolutionary change, philosophical pragmatism, and various German psychologists who focused on the study of psychological processes. These two volumes delve into James' assumption that developmental processes involve an interaction of nature and nurture, a view that almost all contemporary developmental psychologists hold. His fundamental theories on brain processes and abstract thought, behavioral tendencies and states of consciousness, all of which he presented a decade before Sigmund Freud, have become integral to the framework of modern social psychology.
Exploring philosophical themes, this unabridged edition features a collection of essays that delve into belief, the value of life, rationality, and the interplay between determinism and morality. It examines the influence of great individuals and their environments, alongside reflections on Hegel's ideas and the achievements of physical research. A comprehensive index enhances accessibility, making it a valuable resource for those interested in philosophical discourse and the complexities of human thought.
"For the psychologist, standard reading, to all readers, a classic of interpretation." — Psychiatric Quarterly This is the first inexpensive edition of the complete Long Course in Principles of Psychology, one of the great classics of modern Western literature and science and the source of the ripest thoughts of America’s most important philosopher. As such, it should not be confused with the many abridgements that omit key sections. The book presents lucid descriptions of human mental activity, with detailed considerations of the stream of thought, consciousness, time perception, memory, imagination, emotions, reason, abnormal phenomena, and similar topics. In its course it takes into account the work of Berkeley, Binet, Bradley, Darwin, Descartes, Fechner, Galton, Green, Helmholtz, Herbart, Hume, Janet, Kant, Lange, Lotze, Locke, Mill, Royce, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, Wundt, and scores of others. It examines contrasting interpretations of mental phenomena, treating introspective analysis, philosophical interpretations, and experimental research. Although the book originally appeared nearly 75 years ago, it remains unsurpassed today as a brilliantly written survey of William James’ timeless view of psychology. "Rereading James brings a sense of perspective and even a little humility to our regard for more modern achievements." — Journal of Consulting Psychology
This is the first inexpensive edition of the complete Long Course in Principles of Psychology, one of the great classics of modern Western literature and science and the source of the ripest thoughts of America’s most important philosopher. As such, it should not be confused with the many abridgements that omit key sections. The book presents lucid descriptions of human mental activity, with detailed considerations of the stream of thought, consciousness, time perception, memory, imagination, emotions, reason, abnormal phenomena, and similar topics. In its course it takes into account the work of Berkeley, Binet, Bradley, Darwin, Descartes, Fechner, Galton, Green, Helmholtz, Herbart, Hume, Janet, Kant, Lange, Lotze, Locke, Mill, Royce, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, Wundt, and scores of others. It examines contrasting interpretations of mental phenomena, treating introspective analysis, philosophical interpretations, and experimental research. Although the book originally appeared nearly 75 years ago, it remains unsurpassed today as a brilliantly written survey of William James’ timeless view of psychology.
The work of William James contributed greatly to the burgeoning fields of psychology, particularly in the areas of education, religion, mysticism and pragmatism. The brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James, William wrote several powerful essays expressing his ideas on the pragmatic theory of truth, sentience, and human beings' right to believe. In "The Will to Believe", James suggests that what a person holds to be true or attainable may exist through that person's belief in them, regardless of a lack of physical evidence. In a sense, he advocates the theory of self-fulfilling prophesies. "Human Immortality" was a speech delivered during the annual Ingersoll Lectureship, given in memory of George Goldthwait Ingersoll, in 1897 at Harvard University. These works are a prime example of the powerful influence William James has had on modern psychology, and are still recognized today for their brilliance and revolutionary impacts on the field.
