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Journal Article
Perception as a Moral Behavior in The Principles of Psychology and The Varieties of Religious Experience
2021
Overview
This article argues that perception, like habit, for James, is both an automatic process and susceptible of formation. It considers how he defines and situates perception in relation to sensation as well as other related processes in Principles. It underlines the continuity between the centrality of perception in Principles and in Varieties, where an individual’s habitual mode of perception, as James categorizes it, becomes the basis for a differentiation into two different religious “types.” By focusing on the type distinguished by what it does not see—what he calls “healthy-mindedness”—we can gain insight into perception as a moral behavior and explore ways we might become better perceivers. The implications of this work are far-reaching and profound—not only for ethical formation but for advancing a politics of inclusion rather than exclusion, which, if taken seriously, could further movements toward racial and economic justice.
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William James Society
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