ANTHRO 1886 - Sense and Sensibility: William and Henry James in Anthropological Perspective

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Harvard University

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This is the centenary year of William James' death (d. 1910), and it is fitting that we should look back on the work of this great Harvard psychologist and philosopher and his many contributions to American thought. A retrospective on some of the ideas and work of his brother, the great novelist Henry James, is included. To capture what William James was after we use the term "sense," in both the empirical and the value-laden meanings for experience. For Henry James, we will speak of "sensibility." We will attempt to understand their varied projects in their own as well as their contemporaries' terms but also offer a modern anthropological interpretation and appreciation of them. Weekly readings will be supplemented with occasional field trips to relevant sites of interest.

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4.00

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Lecture

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www.harvard.edu

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(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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