News
August 2010
2010/08/21 • In commemoration of the centenary of William James's death, Harvard University's Houghton Library has created "Life is in the transitions: William James, 1842-1910", a web exhibition curated by Linda Simon.
June 2010
2010/06/22 • IN MEMORIAM: Sergio Franzese (1963-2010). Sergio, a philosophy professor at the University of Lecce, was one of the most active William James scholars in Europe. He earned two doctorates in philosophy, one from the University of Pisa and the other from Vanderbilt University. Recently, he had published The Ethics of Energy: William James' Moral Philosophy in Focus. His keen mind, warm heart, and energetic spirit will be greatly missed.
2010/06/16 • The William James Center at TU Dortmund University in Germany is opening on June 28, 2010.
May 2010
2010/05/02 • The Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University will be hosting an international conference on William James on September 23-25, 2010.
April 2010
2010/04/09 • The William James Cybrary is conducting a short survey on books written by William James; it will take about 5 minutes to complete. Thank you for your participation!
November 2009
2009/11/25 • CALL FOR PAPERS: "In the Footsteps of William James: A Symposium to Honor – and Make Use of – James's Ideas." The William James Society is currently considering papers for presentation at a 4-day symposium to honor the life of William James on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death. The event will be sponsored by the Society, in cooperation with the Chocorua Community Association and Harvard University's Houghton Library, from August 13 to 16, 2010. [INFO]
July 2009
2009/07/11 • Minor formatting changes have been made to the Cybrary to accommodate the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
June 2009
2009/06/29 • A biography of William James, adapted from the first chapter of On James by permission of the authors, has been added to the Cybrary. Many thanks to Profs. Hester and Talisse!
April 2009
2009/04/15 • J.C. Hallman, author of The devil is a gentleman: exploring America's religious fringe, has just had his latest book The hospital for bad poets published by Milkweed Editions. Among other literary works, Hallman cites William James's The varieties of religious experience as having been indispensable in creating this wonderful and surreal collection of short stories.
March 2009
2009/03/01 • IN MEMORIAM: Gerald Myers (1924-2009). Gerald E. Myers, a William James scholar and philosopher in residence of the American Dance Festival, died on February 11th at his home in New London, Connecticut.
January 2009
2009/01/13 • The Cybrary now accepts donations via PayPal from users who want to help support the maintenance and expansion of the bibliography and interview pages, as well as any future projects. Many thanks to all contributors!
October 2008
2008/10/27 • Images have been added to the Artwork page.
July 2008
2008/07/10 • The Cybrary has received a Gold Award for Excellence in Web Design from the American Association of Webmasters!
June 2008
2008/06/11 • The interview pages now include an interview with J.C. Hallman, author of The devil is a gentleman: exploring America's religious fringe.
May 2008
2008/05/15 • The bibliography now includes a listing of non-English language secondary literature published since 2000.
January 2008
2008/01/03 • IN MEMORIAM: Peter H. Hare (1935-2008). Peter Hare died on Wednesday, January 3, 2008. At the time of his death he was SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at SUNY at Buffalo, where he had taught from 1962 to 2001. Peter was a long-time editor of the journal Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. He served as president of several philosophical organizations, including the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, which gave him its highest honour, the Herbert W. Schneider Award. Peter was also a generous and enthusiastic supporter of the William James Cybrary. He will be greatly missed.
2008/01/03 • CALL FOR PAPERS: William James Studies is currently considering articles for issue three; the deadline for submissions is March 15, 2008. William James Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high quality, scholarly articles related to the life, work and influence of William James. The journal is sponsored by the William James Society and published online by the University of Illinois Press. Contacts: Linda Simon (General Editor) and Mark Moller (Managing Editor).
November 2007
2007/11/08 • The William James Cybrary is now associated with Amazon.com. For every book bought through the William James Cybrary aStore, the Cybrary will receive 4% of the cost at no extra expense to customers. All money earned will be used to help pay for the operational costs of the Cybrary.
September 2007
2007/09/26 • The bibliography of secondary literature is now browsable by author and by year.
2007/09/17 • The Cybrarian is kindly soliciting users to answer a 9-question survey about the Cybrary. Many thanks to those who participate!
2007/09/04 • The second issue of William James Studies is now available online.
July 2007
2007/07/16 • McGill University will be hosting "Pluralism, Politics and God? An International Symposium on Religion and Public Reason" from September 13 to 15, 2007.
2007/07/03 • A chronology of James's life has been added to the Cybrary.
June 2007
2007/06/13 • The bibliography now includes a comprehensive list of book reviews published by William James.
April 2007
2007/04/16 • A list of secondary literature on Jamesian and Eastern thought has been added to the bibliography.
March 2007
2007/03/14 • (LAST) CALL FOR PAPERS: William James Studies is currently considering articles for its second issue. This issue will celebrate the centennial of the publication of James's Pragmatism, and submissions focusing on this text and its influence are especially welcome. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2007. William James Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high quality, scholarly articles related to the life, work and influence of William James. The journal is sponsored by the William James Society and published online by the University of Illinois Press. Contacts: Linda Simon (General Editor) and Mark Moller (Managing Editor).
2007/03/14 • The William James Cybrary web site is officially launched!
