Religion im Denken von William James
Eine Interpretation seiner Philosophie
by Christoph Seibert
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(December 2009)
ISBN: 9783161500220
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English summary: William James (1842-1910) was one of the founders of the philosophy of pragmatism. Christoph Seibert deals with his philosophy of religion and interprets it within the context of his psychology, radical empiricism and theory of truth. The central idea behind the interpretation is the development of James’ thinking as a struggle for an adequate understanding of the concrete conditions and challenges of human actions. It is the author’s theory that this is expressed very succinctly in the way he deals with the phenomenon of religion. In the course of his study, the author shows how inappropriate it is to classify James’ philosophy as subjectivist, antimetaphysical or constructivist and describes clearly the inherent problems and the potential of his position in the modern discourse on the philosophy of religion. German description: William James (1842-1910) gehort zu den Grundervatern der Philosophie des Pragmatismus. Christoph Seibert widmet sich seiner Religionsphilosophie und interpretiert sie im Kontext seiner Psychologie, radikal empiristischen Realitatsauffassung und Wahrheitstheorie. Die Leitidee der Interpretation besteht darin, James’ Denkentwicklung als fortwahrendes Ringen um ein angemessenes Verstandnis der konkreten Bedingungen und Herausforderungen menschlicher Handlungspraxis zu deuten. Dabei wird die These entwickelt, dass dieses Anliegen in seinem Umgang mit der Religionsthematik in besonderer Pragnanz zum Ausdruck kommt. Im Zuge dessen zeigt sich nicht nur die Unangemessenheit beliebter Klassifizierungen der jamesschen Philosophie als subjektivistisch, antimetaphysisch oder konstruktivistisch, sondern es werden auch die inharenten Probleme und Potentiale deutlich, die seiner Position im religionsphilosophischen Diskurs der Moderne eignen.
Christoph Seibert, Geboren 1971; Studium der ev. Theologie in Heidelberg und Tubingen; 2003 Promotion; 2009 Habilitation; seit 2002 wiss. Assistent an der Ev.-theologischen Fakultat Tubingen.
- By (author) Christoph Seibert
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