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I. Works by William James

The standard listing and description of James’s works is provided in Ralph Barton Perry’s Annotated Bibliography of the Writings of William James (New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1920). Below is a chronological listing of book-length works by James:

1. The Literary Remains of the Late Henry James, ed. with Intro, by William James. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1884.

2. The Principles of Psychology. 2 vols. New York: Holt, 1890.

3. Psychology, Briefer Course. New York: Holt, 1892.

4. The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1897.

5. Human Immortality: Two Supposed Objections to the Doctrine. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin; London: Constable; Dent, 1898. Second ed. with Preface containing replies to criticisms, 1899.

6. Talks to Teachers on Psychology: and to Students on some of Life’s Ideals. New York: Holt; London: Longmans, Green, 1899.

7. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature. 2nd ed. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1902.

8. Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1907.

9. A Pluralistic Universe. Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1909.

10. The Meaning of Truth: A Sequel to “Pragmatism New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1909.

11. Some Problems of Philosophy. A Beginning of an Introduction to Philosophy, ed. with Prefatory Note by Henry James, Jr.; prepared for the press by H. M. Kallen. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1911.

12. Memories and Studies, ed. with Prefatory Note by Henry James, Jr. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1911.

13. Essays in Radical Empiricism, ed. with Preface by Ralph Barton Perry. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1912.

14. Letters of William James, ed. with Biographical Intro, and Notes by his son, Henry James. 2 vols. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press; London: Longmans, Green, 1920.

15. Collected Essays and Reviews, ed. with Preface and Notes by Ralph Barton Perry. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1920.

16. Selected Letters, ed. with Intro, by Elizabeth Hardwick. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1961.

17. William James on Psychical Research, comp, and ed. Gardner Murphy and Robert O. Ballou. London: Chatto & Windus, 1961.

18. The Letters of William James and Théodore Flournoy, ed. by Robert C. Le Clair. Madison: Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1966.

II. Works on James

The major work on James is Ralph Barton Perry’s The Thought and Character of William James (Boston: Little, Brown, 1935). This two-volume work was later abridged and published by Harvard University Press; the abridged edition is available in paperback as a Harper Torchbook. The essay presenting James’s thought in the present volume owes much to Perry’s excellent work.

Below is a list of noteworthy books on James :

1. Allen, Gay Wilson. William James, A Biography. New York: Viking Press, 1967.

2. Bixler, Julian. Religion in the Philosophy of William James. Boston: Marshall Jones, 1926.

3. Blau, Theodore. William James, la théorie de la connaissance et de la vérité. Paris: Jouve, 1933.

4. Boutroux, Emile. William James, trans, from 2nd ed. by Archibald and Barbara Henderson. New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1912.

5. Brennan, Bernard P. The Ethics of William James. New York: Bookman, 1961.

6. Cornesse, Marie. L’idée de Dieu chez William James, étude historique et critique. Grenoble: Imprimerie Allier Père, 1993.

7. ———. Le rôle des images dans la pensée de William James. Grenoble: Imprimerie Allier Père, 1933.

8. Flournov, Théodore. The Philosophy of William James, trans, by Edwin B. Holt and William James, Jr. New York: Holt, 1917.

9. Hébert, Marcel. Le pragmatism. 2nd ed. Paris: Nourry, 1910. With William James’s response.

10. Kallen, H. M. William James and Henri Bergson. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1914.

11. ———, ed. In Commemoration of William James, 1814-19 42. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1942.

12. Knight, Margaret. William James. London: Penguin, 1950.

13. Le Breton, Maurice. La personnalité de William James. Bourdeaux: Imprimerie de l’université, 1928.

14. Linschoten, Johannes. Auf dem Wege zu einer Phänomenologischen Psychologie, die Psychologie von William James. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1961.

15. Maire, Gilbert. William James et le pragmatisme religieux. Paris: Denoel & Steele, 1933.

16. Martland, Thomas R. The Metaphysics of William James and John Dewey. New York: Philosophical Library, 1963.

17. Ménard, A. Analyse et critique des principes de la psychologie de W. James. Lyons: Imprimeries réunis, 1910.

18. Moore, Edward C. William James. New York: Washington Square Press, 1965.

19. Morris, Lloyd. William James, The Message of a Modem Mind. London and New York: Scribner’s, 1950.

20. Otto, Max C., ed. William James, The Man and the Thinker. Madison: Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1942.

21. Perry, Ralph Barton. In the Spirit of William James. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1938.

22. Re ver din, Henri. La notion de l’expérience d’ après William James. Genève & Bale: Georg, 1913.

23. Roback, A. A . William James, His Marginalia, Personality and Contribution. Cambridge, Mass . : Sei-Art, 1942.

24. Schmidt, Hermann . Der Begriff der Erfahrungskontinuität bei William James und seine Bedeutung fur amerikanischen Pragmatismus. Heidelberg: Winter, 1959.

25. Turner, John Evan. An Examination of William James’s Philosophy. Oxford: Blackwell, 1919.

III . Works Relating to William James and His Family

In addition to the collections of letters and to the monumental study by Ralph Barton Perry, there are numerous other works relating to William James and his family. Among the most noteworthy are the following:

1. Edel, Leon, ed. The Diary of Alice James. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1964.

2. Grattan, C. Hartley. The Three Jameses, a Family of Minds. London and New York: Longmans, Green, 1932.

3. James, Henry. A Small Boy and Others. London and New York: Scribner’s, 1913.

4. James, Henry. Notes of a Son and Brother. London and New York: Scribners, 1914.

5. Matthiessen, F. O. The James Family. New York: Knopf, 1947.