William James
OriginUSA
Era1842
SchoolPragmatism
About William James
The Varieties of Religious Experience is a classic in the psychology of religion. Brother of novelist Henry James. His will to believe argument says we must sometimes choose beliefs without evidence. Founded the American school of psychology. Once took nitrous oxide and claimed to understand Hegel during the experience.
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