Author
William James
William James (1842–1910) was an American psychologist and philosopher who taught for many years at Harvard. He is counted among the founders of pragmatism, and his The Principles of Psychology became a classic.
Books in Livria
- The Will to Believe
Is a reasonable person entitled to believe what cannot be proved? William James answers: sometimes not only entitled but compelled, because refusing to decide is a decision too. A collection of lectures on where belief…
- Human Immortality: Two Supposed Objections to the Doctrine
If thought depends entirely on the brain, can it survive the brain’s death? The psychologist William James accepts the findings of science without reservation and shows that the conclusion “no” does not follow from…
- Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
A group of friends in the mountains argues itself hoarse over whether a man goes round a squirrel that keeps hiding from him behind a tree trunk. William James settles the dispute with one question and turns it into a…