William James
19th Century1842-1910New York / Cambridge, Massachusetts
As Your Guide
“William James will test your identity by what difference it makes in practice. He sees consciousness as a stream, not a snapshot, and truth as something that works. Choose him if you want a guide who values lived experience over abstract definitions.”
Who They Were
American pragmatist and psychologist. Developed radical empiricism and psychology of religion.
What They Left Behind
Words that outlived their authors.
Pragmatism, Varieties of Religious Experience, Principles of Psychology
What Haunts Them
These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.
Pragmatismstream of consciousnesswill to believeradical empiricismpluralism