John J. Stuhr is Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and American Studies at Emory University. He has held faculty positions at Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania State University, University of Oregon, and Whitman College and visiting appointments in Freiburg, Germany and Melbourne, Australia. Specializing in 19th- and 20th-century American and European philosophy, ethics, and politics, he is the author or editor of a dozen books and over 100 scholarly articles and book chapters. He is Editor of the Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Series Editor of American Philosophy, and Founding Director of the American Philosophies Forum.

"John Stuhr's No Professor's Lectures Can Save Us masterfully voices the animating principles of William James's pragmatism as an on--going, collective project. Attuned to the full sweep of James's thought from his earliest to his latest writings, Stuhr gives us a new, and newly comprehensive James, one invigorated and tuned to the demands of our own time. Every day is a good day to read James. Stuhr not only reminds us why; he shows us how urgent it is to keep reading and to keep the pragmatic spirit alive" -- Megan Craig, Center for Embodied Cognition and Creativity, Stony Brook University

"John Stuhr has provided an exhilarating exhibition of William James's own prose on virtually every aspect of his wide ranging philosophy. Like James, Stuhr invites his readers to develop their own always-personal philosophies, and generously offers his original Jamesian philosophy in dialogue with such leading contemporaries as Deleuze and Rorty, and every major cultural debate. This is the best, most up-to-date scholarship I have read in a long time." -- Nancy Frankenberry, Dartmouth College

"It is assuredly true that no professor's lectures-or books-can save us from the challenges of living our lives in an uncertain world. In this most Jamesian of books, however, John Stuhr powerfully demonstrates what they can do: help us connect with the authenticity of our experience; dynamogenically awaken our sense of agency, purpose, and community; and inspire us to the informed action needed to make our lives and our corner of the world better. Stuhr's work is a marvelous exemplar of the Positive Humanities and-at a time when good news can seem very hard to come by-presents a much-needed, practical philosophy to help us effectively cultivate our individual well-being and foster collective human flourishing." -- James O. Pawelski, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania