<p>William James has long been recognized as a central figure in the American philosophic tradition, and his ideas continue to play a significant role in contemporary thinking. Yet there has never been a comprehensive exploration of the thought of this seminal philosopher and psychologist. In <em>Experiencing William James</em>, renowned scholar James Campbell provides the fuller and more complete analysis that James scholarship has long needed.</p><p>Commentators typically address only pieces of James&#39;s thought or aspects of his vision, often in an attempt to make the task of understanding James seem easier than it is or else to dismiss him as a philosophically unprepared if well-meaning amateur. The isolated nature of these examinations, too often divorced from the original contexts, badly hinders and even distorts their conclusions. Focusing on James&#39;s own ideas rather than his critiques of others, and drawing from a wealth of scholarship that includes the completed editions of his writings and correspondence, <em>Experiencing William James</em> provides an invaluable, comprehensive view of James as he participates in and advances the pragmatic spirit that is at the core of American philosophy. Taking the whole of the man&#39;s thinking into account, this book offers the richest perspective so far on this great but not fully comprehended intellectual.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>