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What William James's 'Pragmatism' Was Not - Mark Vernon, Guardian

"The most important thing about a man," wrote Chesterton, "is his philosophy." William James agreed. He was fond of quoting the saying. Our philosophy, or "over-belief", shapes our...

Agnosticism and the Will to Believe - Mark Vernon, The Guardian

There is an agnostic sensibility that runs through William James – in this sense: he knows that any claim of knowledge based on religious experience could, in principle, be...

The Mystical States of William James - Mark Vernon, The Guardian

Mysticism is a crucial aspect of the study of religion. "One may say truly, I think, that personal religious experience has its roots and centre in mystical states of consciousness,"...

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