The American philosopher-psychologist William James was born in New York City in 1842 to the religious philosopher Henry James Sr. and his wife Mary Walsh. Throughout his childhood, James attended private schools in the United States and Europe and was also privately tutored. At the age of seventeen, James wanted to become a painter. His father who wanted him to study science or to become a philosopher, strongly disapproved. Believing that it would serve as a distraction and hopefully change William’s mind, his father took the family to Europe for a year. William would not be deterred. Through constant persistence he finally won

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Considering the fact that psychology is my major, I have heard the name William James in many of my psychology courses over the years. With this course being about the history of psychology, my interest was piqued when I again heard the name William James mentioned as one of the most influential psychologist of all time. This interest in him lead to my researching and obtaining a vast amount of information about the man, the myth, the legend, William James.

Goodman, Russell, “William James,” The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall, 2000 Edition). Edward N. Zalta(ed.)

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