Essays in radical empiricism From Editor's preface The present volume is an attempt to carry out a plan which William James is known to have formed several years before his death. In 1907 he collected reprints in an envelope which he inscribed w…
The will to believe, and other essays From Preface: At most of our American Colleges there are Clubs formed by the students devoted to particular branches of learning; and these clubs have the laudable custom of inviting once or twice a year some …
Habit This book contains a life changing fact, which is we are slaves to our habits, though it is hard to break the chain of habits, but with exercise and volition, we can aquire new habits that leads us to success. Excerpt: When we look at living …
Pragmatism, a new name for some old ways of thinking; popular lectures on philosophy by William James (1907) The lectures that follow were delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in November and December 1906, and in January 1907, at Columbia Un…
