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Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. This book overturns such thinking, demonstrating the coherence of James´s efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous framework for individuals and societies seeking freedom, meaning, and justice in a world of interdependence, uncertainty, and change.

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Introduction 1. The Ethical Origins of James´s Pragmatism 2. Religion and the Refinement of James´s Pragmatism 3. The Ethical Republic 4. Citizen James 5. Legacies and Prospects

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"Enriched by a wealth of bibliographical documentation - the author has a solid grip on James´s unpublished materials and manuscripts, which he puts in productive dialogue with most well known pages of his work -, the book will be both a superb introduction to James´s practical philosophy for newcomers as well as an indispensable guide for more seasoned readers of his oeuvre." (Sarin Marchetti, European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy, Vol. 7 (2), 2015)

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Trygve V.R. Throntveit is a Non-Resident Fellow of U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security in the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, USA.

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