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William James's "Springs of delight" : the return to life

"This book, written in the spirit of William James, urges our appreciation of the intensely personal character of spiritual transcendence. Phil Oliver's work has important implications for specialists who are concerned with the Jamesian concept of "pure experience," and it illuminates significant interdisciplinary ties between philosophy, literature, and other intellectual domains. Moreover, Oliver argues, Jamesian transcendence is relevant to current questions in cognitive science and the emerging ecological, computer, and cyber worlds." "Jamesian transcendence, according to Oliver, seeks to reconcile individual growth with social responsibility. In this age of impersonal information, it invites us all to embrace our own enthusiasms, or "delights," as the surest sources of personal happiness, mutual regard, and depth of experience."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2001
Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, 2001
xvi, 256 pages ; 24 cm.
9780826513663, 0826513662
44681694
Introduction
Taking subjectivity seriously
Blindness and optimism
Pure experience
Pursuing happiness
Futures