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From: "Marc W.D. Tyrrell" <mwtyrrel@ccs.carleton.ca>
Subject: Re: Request: reference William James
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In article <DE4s5B.AxD@draco.nova.edu> Peter Nordin
<nordin@ease.informatik.uni-dortmund.de> writes:

>I'm looking for references to the American psychologist William James.
>From what I heard he lived during the 19th century and had oppinions
>about the similarities between Darwinian evolution and the workings of the mind.
>Can anyone provide me with a reference for this?

Peter,

James was part of the American Pragmatict school. You can try looking at 
"Varieties of Religious Experience" (specifically the sections on the "sick" 
vs. "healthy" soul), and "A Pluralistic Universe".

Marc

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