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James, William

William James has an interesting (and possibly confusing) family tree, being the son of Henry James, the religious philosopher, and brother of another Henry James, the novelist. He himself was a philosopher and psychologist who taught at Harvard, publishing The Principles of Psychology (1890), an account of how the brain is related to the mind, or rather ‘consciousness’.

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  • Allen, G. W., W. J. (1967).
  • Barzun, J., A Stroll with W. J. (1984).
  • Edie, J. M., W. J. and Phenomenology (1987).
  • Perry, R. B., The Thought and Character of W. J. (1935).
  • Seigfried, C. H., W. J.'s Radical Reconstruction of Philosophy (1990).
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  • (1975–90) The Works of William James, ed. F.H. Burkhardt, F.Bowers and I.K.Skrupselis, 21 vols, Harvard University Press Cambridge, Mass. (cited below as WWJ). .
  • (1890) The Principles of Psychology, 2 vols, Henry Holt New York; reprinted in 3 vols in WWJ, 1981. .
  • (1892) Psychology, Briefer Course, Henry Holt New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1984. .
  • (1897) The Will to Believe and Other Essays, Longmans, Green & Co. New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1979. .
  • (1898) Human Immortality: Two Supposed Objections; second edition, Houghton Mifflin Boston, 1899; reprinted in WWJ, 1986. .
  • (1899) Talks to Teachers on Psychology: and to Students on Some of Life’s Ideals, Henry Holt & Company New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1983. .
  • (1903) The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study of Human Behaviour, Longmans, Green & Co. New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1985. .
  • (1907) Pragmatism, Longmans, Green & Co. New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1975. .
  • (1909) The Meaning of Truth: A Sequel to ‘Pragmatism’, Longmans, Green & Co. New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1975. .
  • (1909) A Pluralistic Universe, Longmans, Green & Co. New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1975. .
  • (1911) Some Problems of Philosophy: A Beginning of an Introduction to Philosophy, prepared for press by H.M.Kallen and edited by H.James, Jr, Longmans, Green & Co. New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1979. .
  • (1912) Essays in Radical Empiricism, ed. R.B.Perry, Longmans, Green & Co. New York; reprinted in WWJ, 1979. .
  • Allen, G.W. (1967) William James: A Biography, Viking New York. .
  • Myers, G E. (1987) William James: His Life and Thought, Yale University Press New Haven. .
  • Perry, R.B. (1935) The Thought and Character of William James, 2 vols, Little, Brown Boston. .
  • Reck, A.J. (1967) Introduction to William James, Indiana University Press Bloomington. .
  • Seigfried, C.H. (1990) William James’s Radical Reconstruction of Philosophy, SUNY Press Albany. .
  • 1890Principles of Psychology, 2 vols. Holt.
  • 1897The Will to Believe.Longmans Green.
  • 1902The Varieties of Religious Experience.Longmans Green.
  • 1907Pragmatism.Longmans Green.
  • 1909The Meaning of Truth.Longmans Green.
  • 1909A Pluralistic Universe.Longmans Green.
  • Myers, G. E. (1986) William James: His Life and Thought.Yale University Press.
  • Wilshire, B. W. (1984) William James: The Essential Writings.SUNY Press.