Hi everyone! Welcome to the William James discussion list.
Let's each introduce ourselves over email. It's sounds a bit put on, I know, but if we don't do it, we'll each eventually wonder "Who is that person anyway? Should I know them? Am I unpopular? I wish I were popular."
And you can be! Just send out an email saying who you are, which city you live in, anything you'd like to say about your interest in James, and any academic background or life experience that may be relevant*.*
I'll start. I live in Oakland, CA, and I have no training in philosophy or psychology. Most of my knowledge of James comes from chats and emails with Jesse, and occasional wikipedia reading.
I got the idea to start this list when I was listening to NPR last week, and some neuroscientist was saying how things William James wrote are relevant to the modern understanding of the brain. I thought to myself, "I should really read William James. I know a bunch of people who might want the same. And Jesse knows as much about James as I know about stealing rides on freight trains. Let's make a reading group."
--AC