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About Prof. William James
Wikipedia Biographical Summary:
"...William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and on the philosophy of pragmatism. He was the brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James..."
'...William James was born at the Astor House in New York City. He was the son of Henry James Sr..."
"...William James, with his younger brother Henry James (who became a prominent novelist) and sister Alice James (who is known for her posthumously published diary), received an eclectic trans-Atlantic education, developing fluency in both German and French. Education in the James household encouraged cosmopolitanism. The family made two trips to Europe while William James was still a child, setting a pattern that resulted in thirteen more European journeys during his life..."
"...In his early adulthood, James suffered from a variety of physical ailments, including those of the eyes, back, stomach, and skin. He was also tone deaf. He was subject to variety of psychological symptoms which were diagnosed at the time as neurasthenia, and which included periods of depression during which he contemplated suicide for months on end. Two younger brothers, Garth Wilkinson (Wilky) and Robertson (Bob), fought in the Civil War. The other three siblings (William, Henry, and Alice James) all suffered from periods of invalidism..."
"...James took up medical studies at Harvard Medical School in 1864. He took a break in the spring of 1865 to join naturalist Louis Agassiz on a scientific expedition up the Amazon River..."
"...He finally earned his M.D. degree in June 1869, but never practiced medicine. What he called his "soul-sickness" would only be resolved in 1872, after an extended period of philosophical searching. He married Alice Gibbens in 1878..."
"...James spent almost his entire academic career at Harvard. He was appointed instructor in physiology for the spring 1873 term, instructor in anatomy and physiology in 1873, assistant professor of psychology in 1876, assistant professor of philosophy in 1881, full professor in 1885, endowed chair in psychology in 1889, return to philosophy in 1897, and emeritus professor of philosophy in 1907..."
SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'William James', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 July 2011, 19:59 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_James&oldid=44053...> [accessed 25 July 2011]
Renown psychologist and philosopher. Brother to author Henry James
Physician, Psychologist. Considered the greatest philosopher of the United States. Graduated in Medicine, he began to study psychology as an autodidact. In 1885 he obtained the Chair of Philosophy at Harvard University, and in 1890 was appointed Professor of Psychology at the same University. He is known for his studies of experimental psychology. His philosophy, known as Pragmatism, evokes the concept that ideas are true only if they enable the individual to act on reality. The "Principles of Psychology" is considered his principal work, however, he has published other essays, including "The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy", "A Pluralistic Universe" and "Some Problems of Philosophy". He is also remembered for his psychological research on the phenomenology of religious and mystic experiences.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 16 2021, 17:07:46 UTC
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Prof. William James's Timeline
| 1842 |
January 11, 1842
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New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
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| 1879 |
May 18, 1879
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Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
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| 1882 |
June 17, 1882
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1884 |
January 31, 1884
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA, United States
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| 1887 |
March 24, 1887
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA, United States
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| 1890 |
December 22, 1890
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA, United States
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| 1910 |
August 26, 1910
Age 68
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Tamworth, Carroll County, NH, United States
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Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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