William James in the Borderlands: Psychedelic Science and the "Accidental Fences" of Self
Configurations March 1, 2008 Jodie Nicotra
While William James's investigations into paranormal phenomena, mysticism, and the effects of drugs upon consciousness have been typically dismissed or overlooked by scholars, they actually prove to be consistent with his more reputable philosophical claims about pluralism, radical empiricism, and the role and purpose of science. James's self-experiments with nitrous oxide and other drugs...