William James

William James (January 11, 1842, New York–August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire) was a pioneering psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism.

List of major works

• The Principles of Psychology, 2 vols. (1890)
• Psychology (Briefer Course) (1892)
• The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897)
• Human Immortality: Two Supposed Objections to the Doctrine (1897)
• Talks to Teachers on Psychology: and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals (1899)
• The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature (1902), ISBN 0300062559
• Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking (1907)
• A Pluralistic Universe (1909)
• The Meaning of Truth: A Sequel to "Pragmatism" (1909)
• Some Problems of Philosophy (1911)
• Memories and Studies (1911)
• Essays in Radical Empiricism (1912)
• Letters of William James, 2 vols. (1920)
• Collected Essays and Reviews (1920)
• Ralph Barton Perry, The Thought and Character of William James, 2 vols. (1935)
• William James on Psychical Research (1960)
• The Correspondence of William James, 12 vols. (1992-2004)