Published In

William James Studies

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2024

Subjects

William James (1842-1910), Ethics, Cultural pluralism

Abstract

Using a close reading of a single clause and its context in a section in A Pluralist Universe, we see the moral dangers James saw in traditional ontology, in particular its relation to war and peace. This analysis opens up James’s combining the personalist philosophy of his friend Borden Bowne (and others) with the pluralism he developed late in his career. This leads, further, to reflection of James’s performative philosophizing. Finding in James a theory of “pluralistic personalism” gives us a fresh look at the far-reaching power of his basic concepts of moral philosophy.

Rights

William James Studies (ISSN: 1933-8295) is a bi-annual, interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high quality, scholarly articles related to the life, work and influence of William James. William James Studies is an open-access journal so as to ensure that all who have an interest in William James have access to its contents. The journal is published online by the William James Society. William James Studies is indexed and abstracted in EBSCO, JSTOR, MLA International Bibliography, and The Philosopher’s Index.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42652

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