Dr. David Peña-Guzmán, Philosophy professor and co-host of the Overthink podcast, discusses psychologist and philosopher William James and the concept of the once- and twice-born believers from his book The Varieties of Religious Experience. In the second video in our new series of video lectures on mind, consciousness, and self, David outlines how James' figures, the once- and twice-born believers, reveal the condition of the divided self. How can both figures become pathological? What is the mystical truth of human existence, according to James?

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