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This video discusses the theory of religion by William James, who is considered the father of American psychology, one of the founders of pragmatism, and one of the most influential American philosophers. The video is focused on his famous work "The Varieties of Religious Experience," which had a significant impact on many intellectuals, including Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein. To this day, it remains a classic among psychologists and philosophers worldwide. But what did James share that was so significant and remarkable? For example, James claims that the study of personal spiritual experience more important than the study of history and doctrines of organized religion. But why? Details are in the video.
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Bibliography and Recommended readings:
The review in many ways is based on the amazing work of Daniel Pals “Nine Theories of Religion”
Daniel L. Pals. 2015. Nine Theories of Religion. Oxford University Press.
William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, The Modern Library (New York: Random House, 1936 [1902])
William James, The Principles of Psychology, 2 vols. (Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1950 [1890])
James, “The Will to Believe,” in The Will to Believe and Other Essays on Popular Philosophy, George Santayana, Character & Opinion in the United States (New York: George Braziller, 1955), p. 41.
Taves, Ann. Religious Experience Reconsidered. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2009.
Russell, Bertrand. Philosophical Essays. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. A collection that contains Russell’s two trenchant essays: “Pragmatism” and “William James‘s Conception of Truth.”
Gerald E. Myers, William James: His Life and Thought (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1986)
Bixler, Julius Seelye. Religion in the Philosophy of William James. Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1926.
