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The American Reception of Jules Lequyer: From James to Hartshorne

The American Reception of Jules Lequyer: From James to Hartshorne The American Reception of Jules Lequyer: From James to Hartshorne d onald Wayne Viney / Pittsburg s tate u niversity he influence of Jules l equyer [or l equier] (1814–1862) in philosophy, especially American philosophy, is disproportionate to the widespread Tignorance of his name and to the fragmentary state of his literary remains. o n the subject of free will, l equyer’s influence on William James (1842–1910) was profound, although James did not acknowledge his debt to the f renchman, nor has it been recognized by most James scholars. i t is true that James considered l equyer “a f rench philosopher of genius,” but inex- plicably, he never mentioned l equyer by name in his published work. l ack of knowledge of l equyer among Anglophones is perhaps not surprising since, in addition to James’s curious silence, it took more than a hundred years after l equyer’s death for e nglish translations of his work to be made. f rom the latter half of the nineteenth century until the end of the twentieth century, the non-f rench reading public could have acquired knowledge of the outline of l equyer’s thought, but only by paying very careful attention to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Theology & Philosophy University of Illinois Press

The American Reception of Jules Lequyer: From James to Hartshorne

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University of Illinois Press
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Abstract

The American Reception of Jules Lequyer: From James to Hartshorne d onald Wayne Viney / Pittsburg s tate u niversity he influence of Jules l equyer [or l equier] (1814–1862) in philosophy, especially American philosophy, is disproportionate to the widespread Tignorance of his name and to the fragmentary state of his literary remains. o n the subject of free will, l equyer’s influence on William James (1842–1910) was profound, although James did not acknowledge his debt to the f renchman, nor has it been recognized by most James scholars. i t is true that James considered l equyer “a f rench philosopher of genius,” but inex- plicably, he never mentioned l equyer by name in his published work. l ack of knowledge of l equyer among Anglophones is perhaps not surprising since, in addition to James’s curious silence, it took more than a hundred years after l equyer’s death for e nglish translations of his work to be made. f rom the latter half of the nineteenth century until the end of the twentieth century, the non-f rench reading public could have acquired knowledge of the outline of l equyer’s thought, but only by paying very careful attention to

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American Journal of Theology & PhilosophyUniversity of Illinois Press

Published: Oct 31, 2015

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