I take a temporary leave from Lincoln reading, reiterating again that Richard Hofstadter's piece on Lincoln in THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION is the best thing ever written about Honest Abe. Hofstadter nails Lincoln cold.
I move to the Robert D. Richardson biography of William James. As a 19th century man, I wish to master William James--philosopher, psychologist, man of the broadest intellectual interests.
Perhaps I can come to some conclusions as I have with Lincoln.
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Once you have mastered James, teach me about pramatism. I wish to understand it better.
I'll take notes as I go along.
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