What has always been hard for James’s professional colleagues to swallow is that he was a pluralist as well as a philosopher. Traditionally, the aim of philosophy has been to unify, to reduce ...
He was named after one of his father's friends and colleagues, the philosopher William James, often called the "father of American psychology." Boris and Sarah Sidis, both intellectuals despite ...
and William James with religion. The designation, philosopher of religion, should not be taken as a testimonial to conviction, however, for James personally shunned all sects, dogmas, and ...
"We feel sorry because we cry," wrote philosopher and psychologist William James, "angry because we strike, afraid because we ...
James Williams, a former Googler who quit to become a philosopher, has written a new book about the way tech companies exploit our attention. He argued that tech distraction is much bigger than ...