William James at the Boundaries: Philosophy, Science, and the Boundaries of Knowledge

摘要

Bordogna maintains that James did not seek to eliminate the disciplines or blur their boundaries, contrary to later interpretations and appropriations of his writings, but that his concern was to promote better respect, interaction, and cooperation among them. [...] he envisioned a broader, egalitarian network of communication and deliberation extending beyond the academy, which might serve both to advance learning and knowledge and to ameliorate tensions that derived from impersonal, self-serving institutions and structures.