Unity of William James’s Thought, Hardcover by Cooper, Wesley, ISBN 0826513875, ISBN-13 9780826513878, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Wesley Cooper opposes the traditional view of William Jamesís philosophy which dismissed it as fragmented or merely popular, arguing instead that there is a systematic philosophy to be found in James’s writings. His doctrine of pure experience is the binding thread that links his earlier psychological theorizing to his later epistemological, religious, and pragmatic concerns.