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Emma Sutton’s William James, MD carries us in a territory often uncharted and sometimes derided: that is, the understanding of philosophy, especially the one performed within academic walls, as an exercise and way of life. The very idea of a philosophy to live by, both in the sense of its practical...

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Hlavní autor: Marchetti, Sarin
Médium: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jazyk:Anglais
Vydáno: European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 2025
On-line přístup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Shrnutí:Emma Sutton’s William James, MD carries us in a territory often uncharted and sometimes derided: that is, the understanding of philosophy, especially the one performed within academic walls, as an exercise and way of life. The very idea of a philosophy to live by, both in the sense of its practicality and with which to experiment oneself, is one which seldom finds space in our contemporary mindset and culture: professional (read, serious and adult), as opposed to amateur (lowbrow and childis...