American Pragmatism: A Religious GenealogyOxford University Press, 2003 M01 9 - 348 páginas Hamner seeks to discover what makes pragmatism uniquely American. She argues that the inextricably American character of pragmatism of such figures as C.S. Peirce and William James lies in its often understated affirmation of America as a uniquely religious country with a God-given mission and populated by God-fearing citizens. |
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EVOLUTION OF GERMAN PSYCHOLOGY | 21 |
Hermann von Helmholtz | 23 |
Wilhelm Wundt | 40 |
EVOLUTION OF SCOTTISH PSYCHOLOGY | 57 |
William Hamilton | 59 |
Alexander Bain | 73 |
PRAGMATIC RECEPTION OF EUROPEAN PSYCHOLOGY | 89 |
Charles Sanders Peirce | 91 |
William James | 126 |
The Mythology of Self and Nation | 152 |
Notes | 175 |
Bibliography | 215 |
Index | 223 |
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