The second volume of William James's selected letters, edited by his son Henry James, gathers correspondence from the 1890s and early 1900s. Through letters to friends, colleagues and family, it traces his philosophical, psychological and personal concerns. Listeners interested in the intellectual history of American thought will find a vivid portrait of James's mind and milieu.
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THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM JAMES William James From a photograph taken about 1895 William James From a photograph taken about 1895 THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM JAMES EDITED BY HIS SON HENRY JAMES IN TWO VOLUMES VOLUME II colophon THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON Copyright, 1920, by HENRY JAMES
CONTENTS
XI.
1893-1899
1-52
Turning to Philosophy—A Student's Impressions—Popular Lecturing—
Chautauqua.
Letters:—
To Dickinson S. Miller
17
To Henry Holt
19
To Henry James
20
To Henry James
20
To Mrs. Henry Whitman
20
To G. H. Howison
22
To Theodore Flournoy
23
To his Daughter
25
To E. L. Godkin
28
To F. W. H. Myers
30
To F. W. H. Myers
32
To Henry Holt
33
To his Class at Radcliffe College
33
To Henry James
34
To Henry James
36
To Benjamin P. Blood
38
To Mrs. James
40
To Miss Rosina H. Emmet
44
To Charles Renouvier
44
To Theodore Flournoy
46
To Dickinson S. Miller
48
To Henry James
51
XII. 1893-1899 (Continued)
53-91
The Will to Believe—Talks to Teachers—Defense of Mental
Healers—Excessive Climbing in the Adirondacks.
Letters:—
To Theodore Flournoy 53 To Henry W. Rankin 56 To Benjamin P. Blood 58 To Henry James 60 To Miss Ellen Emmet 62 To E. L. Godkin 64 To F. C. S. Schiller 65 To James J. Putnam 66 To James J. Putnam 72 To François Pillon 73 To Mrs. James 75 To G. H. Howison 79 To Henry James 80 To his Son Alexander 81 To Miss Rosina H. Emmet 82 To Dickinson S. Miller 84 To Dickinson S. Miller 86 To Henry Rutgers Marshall 86 To Henry Rutgers Marshall 88 To Mrs. Henry Whitman 88 XIII. 1899-1902 92-170 Two Years of Illness in Europe—Retirement from Active Duty at Harvard—The First and Second Series of the Gifford Lectures. Letters:— To Miss Pauline Goldmark 95 To Mrs. E. P. Gibbens 96 To William M. Salter 99 To Miss Frances R. Morse 102 To Mrs. Henry Whitman 103 To Thomas Davidson 106 To John C. Gray 108 To Miss Frances R. Morse 109 To Mrs. Glendower Evans 112
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