James, William
JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910), American psychologist and philosopher, was the eldest son of Henry James Sr. (1811–1882), a writer on social and religious subjects esteemed in...
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James, William (1842-1910)
The American philosopher and psychologist William James was one of the most important American intellectuals of his era, making key contributions to the development of both ...
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James, William(1842–1910)
William James, the American philosopher and psychologist, was born in New York City to Mary Robertson Walsh James and Henry James Sr., the eccentric Swedenborgian theo...
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James, William [addendum]
William James is to classical American philosophy as Plato was to Greek and Roman philosophy: an originating and inspirational fountainhead. Thinkers as diverse as C. S. Peir...
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The American philosopher and psychologist William James (1842-1910) is considered America's major philosopher and one of the great psychologists of all times.Member of an illustrious family which incl...
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William James was born January 11, 1842, in New York City, and died at his home in Chocorua, New Hampshire, on August 26, 1910. His family's wealth made travel and adventure a major part of his lifest...
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William James was an esteemed scientist credited with bringing laboratory science to the study of psychology. Trained as a medical doctor and a physiologist, James insisted that mental processes--thou...
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William James made significant contributions to the disciplines of psychology and philosophy. His book The Principles of Psychology (1890) ushered in the modern era of American psychology by demonstra...
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In the following essay, Boren explores the paradox in post-Darwinian American culture between pragmatism and the pervasive sense of doom characteristic of the machine age, embodied by the respective i...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:
Summer recuperation (The Japan Times, an English-language daily)
The famous psychologist William James once said, ''We learn to
swim ...
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The Giants sacked Donovan McNabb nine times and Kawika Mitchell returned a fumble for a touchdown as New York took a 16-3 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth quarter on Sunday night.Law...
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Today is Saturday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2007. There are 282 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 24, 1765, Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonis...
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An Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq because he considers the war illegal abandoned his soldiers and disgraced himself and the service, prosecutors said Tuesday at his court-martial.A l...
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Michael Redd scored a season-high 34 points, Mo Williams added 20 and the Milwaukee Bucks ended a seven-game losing streak against Cleveland with their first road win this season, 111-107 over the ...
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Those President Bush granted pardons or a commuted sentence:PARDONED_ James Albert Bodendieck Sr., of New Athens, Ill., convicted in 1959 of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle._ Jeffrey ...
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New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress is daring the Philadelphia Eagles to keep him from making an impact in Sunday's NFC East showdown.Burress insists there is no way the Eagles can shut him do...
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With Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor on the sidelines as an honorary captain, it was appropriate that the New York Giants sacked the Philadelphia Eagles unmercifully.Osi Umenyiora had a team-record s...
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A first encounter with the paintings of Graham Nickson is likely to be a daunting experience. Almost everything about the paintings-the physical scale, the intensity of color, the multiplicity of v...
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