William James Quotes


If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.


Citations

William James, 1842-1910, Psychologist & Philosopher, Varieties of Religious Experience, 1902

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William James
William James
  • Born: January 11, 1842
  • Died: August 26, 1910
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Philosopher

William James was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. James is considered to be a leading thinker of the late nineteenth century, one of the most influential philosophers of the United States, and the "Father of American psychology".