Science and religion in the era of William James

v. 1. Eclipse of certainty, 1820-1880.

Vol. 1 contents: Preface: Science and Religion in the Era of William James

Introduction: The Erosion of Certainty

Pt. I. Out of the James Household. 1. A Native of the James Family. 2. Science and the Spirit according to the Elder Henry James. 3. Groping toward Science

Pt. II. An Education in Science. 4. The Shock of Darwin. 5. Darwinian Debates

Pt. III. The Scientific Persuasion. 6. Chauncey Wright and the Aim of Pure Science. 7. Charles Sanders Peirce and the Elusive Certainty of Science

Conclusion: William James and the Culture of Uncertainty.