"Philosophical Siblings examines the Jameses' literary productions as complementary investigations into the phenomenology of consciousness via the embodied nature of play. Thinking, for the James trio, takes place not just within but, importantly, outside the mind: they play wit…
Alice James: an exemplary nineteenth-century neurasthenic and diarist. William James: a foundational figure for American psychology and philosophy. Henry James: a preeminent author and literary critic. These three iconic figures of nineteenth-century American culture and letters…
"Philosophical Siblings examines the Jameses' literary productions as complementary investigations into the phenomenology of consciousness via the embodied nature of play. Thinking, for the James trio, takes place not just within but, importantly, outside the mind: they play wit…
"Affecting Fictions offers a new understanding of American literary realism that draws on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Thrailkill positions herself against the emotionless interpretations of the New Critics. Taking as her point of departure realist works of medicine, p…
"Affecting Fictions offers a new understanding of American literary realism that draws on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Thrailkill positions herself against the emotionless interpretations of the New Critics. Taking as her point of departure realist works of medicine, p…