Agreeable Leading
by Richard Mullin
This book wrestles with the question of free will, which a deterministic/materialist vision of the universe denies. Following William James, the author resolves the issue by applying pragmatic ideas which are tested in reality. The core idea of this work relates to its title, that true ideas are tested by seeing where they lead us. Unlike materialism, this view is open to a pluralistic universe. This includes a spiritual dimension, in which our consciousness has a transmissive capacity, or an ability to pick up inspiration from outside itself. All of the above serves as a guide to a richer life, in which we experience harmony with the world by means of an "agreeable leading." Last, the author wishes that this was a book he would have read when he was young, and we invite you to do the same.
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Author Biography
Richard P. Mullin earned his PhD, in philosophy and taught philosophy at St. Bernard College in Cullman, Alabama for seven years and at Wheeling Jesuit University for thirty years. He also taught Business Ethics in the MBA program at Wheeling Jesuit. He has lectured in American philosophy in Slovenia and Slovakia and frequently read papers at the meetings of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy. In The Soul of Classical American Philosophy: The Ethical and Spiritual Insights of William James, Josiah Royce, and Charles Sanders Pierce (SUNY Press2007), he portrays the governing ideas of the founders of American Pragmatism. Previous books from AllrOneofUs Publishing: Ethics and the Full-Breasted Richness of Life: A Roycean Approach to Nourishing the Good, and The Neglected Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: Josiah Royce's Christian Doctrine of Life as a Guide to Renewing Theology.
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