William James





William James

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born
January 11, 1842 in New York , The United States

died
August 26, 1910

gender
male


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Average rating: 4.00 · 3,964 ratings · 262 reviews · 161 distinct works
The Varieties of Religious ...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 2,380 ratings — published 1902 — 67 editions
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Pragmatism
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 593 ratings — published 1907 — 67 editions
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Pragmatism and Other Writings
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 1907 — 7 editions
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Writings 1902-1910: The Var...
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4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1988
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The Will to Believe and Hum...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1915 — 2 editions
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The Principles of Psychology
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1890 — 17 editions
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The Principles of Psycholog...
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1890 — 17 editions
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The Principles of Psycholog...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1890 — 6 editions
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Writings 1878-1899: Psychol...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1992
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A Pluralistic Universe
4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1908 — 34 editions
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“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.”
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“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. ”
William James

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”
William James

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