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Byline: Ellen Kappy Suckiel (1) Author Affiliation: (1) Department of Philosophy, Adlai E. Stevenson college, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA Article History: Registration Date: 09/10/2004

William James examines and evaluates mystical experiences from a number of different perspectives through the book on 'The Varieties of Religious Experiences'. The particular methodological context used by James, who further develops a unique pragmatic argument in justification of the mystic claims, is discussed.