I have been reading books on American Pragmatism, a biography about William James (1840-1910), and five lectures/essays by William James.
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My current reading includes:
The American Pragmatists. By Cheryl Misak. Oxford University Press, 2013. Index, bibliography, 286 pages. VSCL. The thorough and informative summary of key pragmatist thinkers in America.
Maps
of the Mind: Charts and Concepts of the Mind and Its Labyrinths. By
Charles Hampden-Turner. Collier, 1981, index, 224 pages. VSCL. An
excellent overview of modern theories about our minds, consciousness, and its biological
foundation.
Ars Vitae: The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Arts of Living. By Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn. University of Notre Dame Press, 2020, index, bibliography, 432 pages. VSCL. Hellenistic thinkers applied to modern concerns.
Genuine Reality: A Life of William James (1840-1910). By Linda Simon. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998, index, bibliography, notes, 496 pages. VSCL.
Pragmatism, Old And New: Selected Writings Edited by Susan Haack, with associate editor Robert Lane. Amherst, New York, Prometheus Books, 2006. Glossary, index, 741 pages. Subjects: Pragmatism, Philosophy, Neopragmatism, American Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Belief, Usefulness, Action. VSCL. Includes five essays/lectures by William James.
Pragmatism and American Philosophy
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