William James and the Art of Popular Statement

Name: William James and the Art of Popular Statement
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ISBN: 9781611860832

ISBN-10: 1611860830

ISBN-13: 9781611860832

Edition: 2013

Authors: Paul Stob

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At the turn of the twentieth century, no other public intellectual was as celebrated in America as the influential philosopher and psychologist William James. Sought after around the country, James developed his ideas in lecture halls and via essays and books intended for general audiences. Reaching out to and connecting with these audiences was crucial to James--so crucial that in 1903 he identified "popular statement," or speaking and writing in a way that animated the thought of popular audiences, as the "highest form of art." Paul Stob's thought-provoking history traces James's art of popular statement through pivotal lectures, essays, and books, including his 1878 lectures in Baltimore…

Book details

List price: $42.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Publication date: 3/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 370
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Paul Stob is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Vanderbilt University.



Acknowledgments


Introduction


List of Abbreviations



Eloquence and Professionalism in the Nineteenth Century



Engaging Science and Society



Talking to Teachers



Speaking Up for Spirits



Religious Experience and the Appeals of Intellectual Populism



Empowering a Pragmatic Public


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index