SciousnessJonathan Bricklin James's notion of sciousness or 'pure experience' is akin to Zen tathata (suchness). Japan's renowned philosopher Kitaro Nishida, in fact, used James's concept to explain tathata to the Japanese themselves. As this collection of essays makes clear, Western practioners of Zen and other nondual practices need not be spiritual vagabonds. We need, rather, to claim our inheritance from the 'father of American psychology.' |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
William James and | 19 |
The Notion of Consciousness by William James | 87 |
Does Consciousness Exist? by William James | 112 |
A Rustle of Wind by William James | 143 |
A World of Pure Experience by William James | 149 |
Coordinate Matters of Immediate Feeling | 191 |
Radical Empiricism by Theodore Flournoy | 199 |
Common terms and phrases
absence activity actual anger appears aware becomes believe body comes complete conception concrete conjunctive connected consciousness constitution continuous defined definite direct directly distinct dualism element emotions ence essay example exist experienced fact feeling felt field function future give given Hall hand ideas immediate inner James's kind knowledge known lead lived logical material matter mean mental merely mind moment moments movement nature never object opposing original passing past percept philosophy physical positive possible practical present Principles Psychology pure experience radical empiricism reality reason reference relation represented sciousness seems sensation sense separate simple single sort space speak stand stream stuff succession things thinking thought tion transitions treat true truth turn unity universe whole William James Writings York