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ERIC Number: EJ761463
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 3
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
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More than Mere Weather: James's Talks to Students about Life
Wight, Randall D.
Teaching of Psychology, v30 n1 p38-40 2003
William James addressed the last 3 lectures in "Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals" (1899/1958) specifically to students. The first of these lectures, "The Gospel of Relaxation," encouraged students to be both relaxed and active. The second, "On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings," promoted awareness of and empathy for the diversity of individual human interest. The last lecture, "What Makes Life Significant," argued that neither ideals nor passion alone gave life meaning but that the 2 in confluence yield significance. In all, James shared insights suggesting how students might improve their lives.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Students; Teachers
Language: English
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