William JamesWilliam James was an American philosopher, psychologist, and public intellectual whose work helped shape modern psychology, pragmatism, philosophy of religion, and the study of consciousness. Born in New York City in 1842, he was the brother of novelst Henry James and became one of the most influential thinkers associated with Harvard University. His early training in medicine and science informed a career that moved freely between psychology, philosophy, religious experience, ethics, and the practical consequences of belief.James's major works include The Principles of Psychology, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Pragmatism, The Meaning of Truth, A Pluralistic Universe, and Essays in Radical Empiricism. He was one of the central figures in American pragmatism, arguing that ideas must be understood in relation to experience, action, truth, and lived consequences. His radical empiricism extended that project by insisting that relations and connections are themselves given in experience, not merely constructed by thought after the fact. James died in 1910, leaving a body of work that remains essential to philosophy, psychology, religious studies, and the modern understanding of consciousness. Read More Read Less
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