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James, William (1842-1910), American philosopher and psychologist, who developed the philosophy of pragmatism. James was born in New York City. His father, Henry James, Sr., was a theologian; one of his brothers was novelist Henry James. William James attended private schools in the United States and Europe, the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard University, and the Harvard Medical School, from which he received a degree in 1869. He later taught at Harvard. Before finishing his medical studies, he went on an exploratory expedition in Brazil with Swiss-American naturalist Louis Agassiz and also studied physiology in Germany. |
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