| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 177 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations, Citations, and Translations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 The Problem of Pluralism(s) -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Origins of Pluralism: Term and Concept -- 1.3 Current Landscape: Varieties of Pluralism -- 1.3.1 Pluralism in Religious/Theological Contexts -- 1.3.2 Pluralism in Political Context -- 1.3.3 Pluralism in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science -- 1.4 Pluralism in the Psychological Literature -- 1.5 Jamesian Pluralism -- 1.6 Aims and Methodological Overview -- 1.7 Outline and Structure -- Chapter 2 Pluralism(s) in Contemporary Psychology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Contexts of Use -- 2.2.1 Philosophical Foundations -- 2.2.2 Evolutionary Psychology/Developmental Science -- 2.2.3 Cognitive Science -- 2.2.4 Psychotherapy -- 2.2.5 Research Methods -- 2.2.6 Sociocultural Diversity -- 2.2.7 Other Contexts -- 2.3 Definitions -- 2.3.1 Ontological Pluralism -- 2.3.2 Epistemological Pluralism -- 2.3.3 Methodological Pluralism -- 2.3.4 Ethical (Moral) Pluralism -- 2.4 Contrast Class -- 2.5 Appeal to William James -- 2.6 Summary -- Chapter 3 ''Pluralism'' and Related Terms in the Broader Context of James's Life and Writing -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Early Career -- 3.3 Pluralism in the 1890s -- 3.3.1 The Principles -- 3.3.2 The Will to Believe and Life's Ideals -- 3.4 Pluralism in the 1900s -- 3.4.1 The Gifford Lectures and the Varieties -- 3.4.2 Radical Empiricism -- 3.4.3 Pragmatism -- 3.4.4 A Pluralistic Universe and the Final Writings -- 3.5 Summary -- Chapter 4 A Systematic Analysis of James's Pluralism(s) -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Ontological Pluralism: ''A Mass of Maggots in Their Carrion Bed'' -- 4.2.1 The Federal Republic -- 4.2.2 Pluralism and Indeterminism -- 4.2.3 Pluralism, Tychism, and Synechism |
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4.2.4 Pluralism and Spiritualism -- 4.3 Epistemological Pluralism: ''Something Always Escapes'' -- 4.3.1 Two Ways of Knowing -- 4.3.2 Intellectualism and Its Problems -- 4.3.3 The Pluralistic Answer: Bringing Concepts Back to Life -- 4.3.4 Pluralism, Epistemological Indeterminism and Fallibilism -- 4.4 Moral-Religious Pluralism: ''There Is No Insurance Company at Hand'' -- 4.4.1 Individualism and Moral Life -- 4.4.2 Indeterminism, Free-Will, and the Right to Believe -- 4.4.3 Pluralistic Religion -- 4.5 Pluralism as a Pragmatic Hypothesis: ''Its Practical Cash-Value'' -- 4.5.1 The Hypothetical Nature of Pluralism -- 4.5.2 Pragmatism as a Method -- 4.5.3 Applying the Method -- 4.5.4 Why Pluralism Is Better Than Monism (or Absolutism) -- 4.6 Summary -- Chapter 5 Implications of Pluralism for Contemporary Psychology: A Comparative Analysis -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Implications of James's Pluralism in Contemporary Psychology -- 5.3 Implications of Pluralism Broadly Conceived -- 5.3.1 Unity and Fragmentation -- 5.3.2 Natural and Human Science -- 5.4 Further (Overlooked) Implications of James's Pluralism -- 5.4.1 Pluralism and Consciousness -- 5.4.2 Pluralism and Realism -- 5.4.3 Pluralism and Relativism -- 5.4.4 Pluralism and Social Constructionism -- 5.4.5 Pluralism and Evolutionary Psychology -- 5.4.6 Pluralism and Intellectualism -- 5.4.7 Pluralism and Psychology's Moral Dimension -- 5.5 Summary -- Chapter 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"Founding psychologist William James famously called for pluralism, valuing psychology's range of theoretical and philosophical foundations, methods and perspectives. In this book, Araujo and Osbeck investigate the meanings of pluralism across James's writings, connecting them to psychological research and theory today"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 22, 2023) |
| Subject |
James, William, 1842-1910.
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| SUBJECT |
James, William, 1842-1910 fast |
| Subject |
Pluralism.
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pluralism.
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Pluralism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Osbeck, Lisa M., 1962- author.
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| LC no. |
2022056309 |
| ISBN |
9781108954327 |
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1108954324 |
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