Collects several of William James' writings, which discuss philosophy, psychology, religion, and politics A work of the author whose writings represent one of America's most original contributions to the history of ideas. Based on a set of lectures, it also includes works such as The Meaning of Truth, Psychology, The Will to Believe, and Talks to Teachers on Psychology. Introduction vii Giles Gunn Suggestions for Further Reading xxxiii A Note on the Texts xxxvii Pragmatism (1907) 1(132) Preface 5(2) The Present Dilemma in Philosophy 7(17) What Pragmatism Means 24(17) Some Metaphysical Problems Pragmatically Considered 41(17) The One and the Many 58(16) Pragmatism and Common Sense 74(13) Pragmatism's Conception of Truth 87(18) Pragmatism and Humanism 105(14) Pragmatism and Religion 119(14) From the Meaning of Truth (1909) 133(36) Preface 135(7) The Tigers in India 142(4) Humanism and Truth 146(23) From Psychology: Briefer Course (1892) 169(22) The Stream of Consciousness 171(20) From The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897) 191(74) Preface 193(5) The Will to Believe 198(21) Is Life Worth Living? 219(23) The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life 242(23) From Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on some of Life's Ideals (1899) 265(40) On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings 267(19) What Makes a Life Significant 286(19) Miscellaneous Essays 305(36) Address at the Centenary of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1903) 307(7) A World of Pure Experience (1904) 314(23) Is Radical Empiricism Solipsistic? (1905) 337(4) Notes 341