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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to William James on Psychology and Metaphysics
By Eric James
William James is one of the founders of Pragmatism. The Principles of Psychology, is his attempt to separate metaphysics and psychology, and is his major work. Essays in Radical Empiricism is James’ ontology, his theory of perception and his theory of intentionality; his full metaphysical position....
July 2011 | 978-0-415-47686-7 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Lectures on Psychical Research (Routledge Revivals): Incorporating the Perrott Lectures Given in Cambridge University in 1959 and 1960
By C. D. Broad
This book, first published in 1962, is based on a series of lectures first given at Cambridge University in 1959 and 1960, dealing with 'psychical research' - i.e. the scientific investigation of ostensibly paranormal phenomena. Split into three sections, Professor Broad's study examines...
June 2011 | 978-0-415-61086-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Handbook of Identity Studies
Edited by Anthony Elliott
Much talk these days is about identity: identity and its problems, the transformation of identity, and, perhaps most fashionably, the end of identity or ‘death of the subject.’ The Handbook of Identity Studies offers a remarkably clear overview of the analysis of identity in the social sciences,...
April 2011 | 978-0-415-55558-6 | Hardback (Routledge)
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G.H. Mead: A Reader
By Filipe Carreira da Silva
This book introduces social scientists to the ideas of George Herbert Mead (1863-1931), one of the most original yet neglected thinkers of early twentieth-century social thought. Mead is an exceptional case amongst sociological classics in that, to this day, there is no edited complete edition of...
December 2010 | 978-0-415-55625-5 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Embodied Cognition
By Lawrence Shapiro
Embodied cognition often challenges standard cognitive science. In this outstanding introduction, Lawrence Shapiro sets out the central themes and debates surrounding embodied cognition, explaining and assessing the work of many of the key figures in the field, including George Lakoff, Alva Noë,...
August 2010 | 978-0-415-77342-3 | Paperback (Routledge)
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On Delusion
By Jennifer Radden
Delusions play a fundamental role in the history of psychology, philosophy and culture, dividing not only the mad from the sane but reason from unreason. Yet the very nature and extent of delusions are poorly understood. What are delusions? How do they differ from everyday errors or mistaken...
July 2010 | 978-0-415-77448-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Practical Identity and Narrative Agency
Edited by Kim Atkins, Catriona Mackenzie
The essays collected in this volume address a range of issues that arise when the focus of philosophical reflection on identity is shifted from metaphysical to practical and evaluative concerns. They also explore the usefulness of the notion of narrative for articulating and responding to these...
June 2010 | 978-0-415-88391-7 | Paperback (Routledge)