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Book SynopsisThis generous omnium-gatherum brings together all the writings William James published that have not appeared in previous volumes of this definitive edition of his works. It includes 25 essays, 44 letters to the editor commenting on sundry topics, and 113 reviews of a wide range of works in English, French, German, and Italian.
Table of ContentsForeword Introduction by Ignas K. Skrupskelis Essays, Comments, and Reviews ESSAYS 1. Vacations (1873) 2. Professor Jeifries Wyman (1874) 3. Vivisection (1875) 4. The Importance to Philosophy of the Appointment of Professors Wundt and Hitzig at Zurich (1875) 5. Chauncey Wright (1875) 6. More on Vivisection (1876) 7. Scientific View of Temperance (1881) 8. Preface to The Foundations of Ethics, by John E. Maude (1887) 9. Edmund Gurney's Death (1888) 10. Edmond Scherer (1889) 11. Psychology at Harvard University (1890) 12. The Proposed Shortening of the College Course (1891) 13. The Galileo Festival at Padua (1893) 14. Louis Agassiz (1896) 15. a. Demoniacal Possession (1897)