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William James

(1842—1910) American philosopher and psychologist

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World Encyclopedia

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elder brother of Henry James. He held that the feeling of emotion is based on the sensation of a

James, William

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

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(1842–1910).

American scholar whose contribution to the study of religion derives from his refusal to treat physiology, psychology,

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The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace

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Near the end of his life, the pacifist William James (1842–1910) presented his lecture “The Moral Equivalent of

James, William

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The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers

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William James was born into a wealthy family on 11 January 1842 in New York City. He prospered in a

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The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature

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William James, the oldest of five children born to Henry James, Sr., and Mary James, was immersed

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The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English

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(1842–1910),

American psychologist and philosopher, the brother of Henry James the novelist, born in New York. He gained his MD in ...

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Ian M. L. Hunter

The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.)

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(1842–1910). A towering scholar, talented communicator, individualist, celebrity in his day, and a warmly empathic man who inspired genuine affection and respect. His personal ... More
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Dictionary of the Social Sciences

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(1842–1910)

The founder of philosophical pragmatism, an influential scholar of religion, and arguably the dominant figure in

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The Oxford Companion to Medicine (3 ed.)

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(1842–1910). American psychologist. William James was born in New York, the brother of Henry James the novelist. He started his study of medicine at Harvard, but broke off to ... More
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Paul Jerome Croce

The Oxford Companion to United States History

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(1842–1910), psychologist, philosopher, religious thinker. William James was born in New York City, the first of five children. His paternal grandfather, also named William ... More
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The Oxford Companion to American Literature (6 ed.)

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(1842–1910),

son of Henry James, Sr., was born in New York City, and spent his boyhood, with his brother ...

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T. L. S. Sprigge

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

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(1842–1910). American philosopher and psychologist, son of Henry James the Swedenborgian religious thinker, brother of Henry James the novelist, and Professor of Psychology and ... More

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