William James

The Varieties of Religious Experience (Annotated) William James

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, which helps us understand this literary work. We must pay special attention to those events that especially influenced the world of culture and art and also to those events that were especially reflected in literature, in the life of its writer or that affected it. There are many examples in which historical events have shaped the content and forms of literature, as well as this has often been the best testimony to the importance of certain events throughout history. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. James, William (1842-1910). American pragmatist philosopher and psychologist, born in New York on January 11, 1842 and died in Chocorna (New Hampshire) on August 26, 1910. Considered one of the leading figures in pragmatist psychology, he stood out not only for his brilliant contributions to this matter, but also for his firm commitment to consolidate psychology as one of the scientific disciplines. He came into the world in a family of deep intellectual roots, formed by the eccentric theologian and philosopher Henry James Senior (1811-1882), who was a close friend of the poet, essayist and visionary thinker Ralp Waldo Emerson (1803-882), known as "the Prophet of Harmony