WILLIAM JAMES
He judges ideas by the difference they make in lived experience, examining how attention, choice, and habit shape a life.
1842–1910Pragmatism · PsychologyUnited States
Other names and spellings
윌리엄 제임스 · 윌리엄 제임즈
Core ideas
PRAGMATISMEXPERIENCEATTENTIONCHOICEHABIT
Works & sources
William James, The Principles of Psychology, Chapter XI, “Attention” (1890) / John Dewey, How We Think, Chapter I (1910) · The Principles of Psychology (1890), Chapter XI, ‘Attention’
WILLIAM JAMES, a first reading
James explored experience, attention, and the differences beliefs make in life as a psychologist and philosopher.
Attention and experience: what does it mean?
What we attend to shapes what becomes prominent in experience. This does not imply complete control over attention or the ability to change reality at will; it draws attention to experience's selective character.
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