William James’s Assessment of Nihilism as a Psychological Phenomenon by Jon Stewart

“…from 1896 and the chapter “The Sick Soul” from his The Varieties of Religious Experience from 1902. At the age of 27, James suffered a period of intense depression that lasted from the fall of 1869 until the spring of 1870. …”
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Conversas de William James com professores e estudantes: lições para a atualidade by Mario Sérgio Coutinho Matos, Marcus Vinicius Cunha

“…Para ampliar o entendimento dessa noção, recorre-se às reflexões feitas por James no livro The varieties of religious experience, de 1902. O artigo tem por objetivo revitalizar as concepções jamesianas visando a contribuir com autores que discutem criticamente as tendências dominantes hoje na educação. …”
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Surprised by Hope: Possibilities of Spiritual Experience in Victorian Lyric Poetry by Denae Dyck

“…This article reconsiders literature’s capacity to express and evoke spiritual experiences by turning to William James’s <i>The Varieties of Religious Experience</i>, especially his discussion of mysticism and his suggestion that poetry can bring about such states. …”
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