William James & Anti-Imperialism

William James & Anti-Imperialism

William James

William James is a prominent thinker representing American psychology and pragmatism philosophy, often called the "father of American psychology." He delivered America's first psychology lectures at Harvard University and made major impacts on modern psychology, religious philosophy, and empiricism through works like The Principles of Psychology and The Varieties of Religious Experience. His brother was the novelist Henry James, and he is known as a representative figure of late 19th-century New England intellectuals.

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Year William James
1842
Birth of William James (Period: January 11, 1842, Location: New York City, New York, United States)
1861
American Civil War (Age: 18 years old, Period: 1861-1865, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States)
1878
Marriage (William James, Alice Gibbens James, Age: 35 years old, Period: 1878, Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
1890
Publication of "The Principles of Psychology" (Age: 47 years old, Period: 1890, Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
1898
Spanish-American War (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1898, Location: Domestic United States. Did not reach overseas battlefields)
1899
Joining the Anti-Imperialist League (Age: 56 years old, Period: 1900 onwards, Location: United States)
1902
Publication of "The Varieties of Religious Experience" (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1902, Location: United States)
1906
Lectures on Pragmatism (Age: 63 years old, Period: 1906–1907, Location: United States, United Kingdom)
1910
Death of William James (Age: 68 years old, Period: August 26, 1910)
Unknown
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