Alexander Klein, "Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action" (Oxford UP, 2025)

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May 10, 202666:20Science & Medicine

When it comes to consciousness, William James is well-known for his descriptions of it rather than his theory of it and its relation to the body. In Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action (Oxford UP, 20...

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