William James: Writings 1902-1910 (The Varieties of Religious Experience, Pragmatism, A Pluralistic Universe, The Maening of Truth, Some Problems of Philosophy, Essays) (Library of America)

Philosopher and psychologist William James was the best known and most influential American thinker of his time. The five books and nineteen essays collected in this Library of America volume represent all his major work from 1902 until his death in 1910. Most were originally written as lectures addressed to general audiences as well as philosophers and were received with great enthusiasm. His writing is clear, energetic, and unpretentious, and is marked by the devotion to literary excellence…