WILLIAM JAMES, the well-known psychologist and philosopher, was born in New York on January 11, 1842, the son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James and brother of the novelist Henry James.

He was named after one of his father's friends and colleagues, the philosopher William James, often called the "father of American psychology." Boris and Sarah Sidis, both intellectuals despite ...

and William James with religion. The designation, philosopher of religion, should not be taken as a testimonial to conviction, however, for James personally shunned all sects, dogmas, and ...

"We feel sorry because we cry," wrote philosopher and psychologist William James, "angry because we strike, afraid because we ...

Among these latter stands Mr. Blood, who, however, frees himself from philosophy only as many others have done, by wading deeply through, and thereby exposing himself to the scornful eyes of the ...

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