James Bissett Pratt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James Bissett Pratt (June 22, 1875, Elmira, New York – January 15, 1944) held the Mark Hopkins Chair of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Williams College. He was president of the American Theological Society from 1934 – 1935.

Pratt attended Williams College, graduating in 1898. He subsequently studied at the University of Berlin and at Harvard University, earning his doctorate with William James in 1905. He returned to his alma mater to teach and write on philosophy thereafter.

References

Biographical Note, James Bissett Pratt Papers, Williams College Archives and Special Collections

Writings

The Psychology of Religious Belief, 1907
What is Pragmatism? 1909
India and its Faiths
Democracy and Peace
Essays in Critical Realism
The Religious Consciousness. A Psychological Study, 1920
Matter and Spirit, 1922
The Pilgrimage of Buddhism, 1928.
Reason in the Art of Living, 1949
Eternal Values of Religion, 1950

Persondata
Name	Pratt, James Bissett
Alternative names
Short description	American philosopher
Date of birth	June 22, 1875
Place of birth	Elmira, New York
Date of death	January 15, 1944
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.