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William James (Nueva York, 11 de enero de 1842-Nueva Hampshire, 26 de agosto de 1910) fue un filósofo y psicólogo estadounidense con una larga y brillante carrera en la Universidad de Harvard, donde fue profesor de psicología, así como fundador de la psicología funcional.
William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. [1] James is considered to be a leading thinker of the late 19th century, one of the most influential philosophers of the United States, and the "Father of ...
10 de nov. de 2015 · William James fue un filósofo y psicólogo nacido en Nueva York en 1842. Su estudio sobre la consciencia inauguró el estudio de la psicología en América.
William James (born January 11, 1842, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire) was an American philosopher and psychologist, a leader of the philosophical movement of pragmatism and a founder of the psychological movement of functionalism.
7 de sept. de 2000 · William James. First published Thu Sep 7, 2000; substantive revision Wed Nov 3, 2021. William James was an original thinker in and between the disciplines of physiology, psychology and philosophy. His twelve-hundred page masterwork, The Principles of Psychology (1890), is a rich blend of physiology, psychology, philosophy, and ...
(Nueva York, 1842 - Chocorua, 1910) Psicólogo y filósofo norteamericano, destacado representante del pragmatismo y uno de los artífices de la constitución de la psicología como ciencia. Hermano mayor del novelista Henry James, es el pensador norteamericano moderno más apreciado y admirado.
3 de ago. de 2023 · William James is often called the father of American psychology. He contributed significantly by founding the school of functionalism, focusing on how mental activities help individuals adapt to their environment. He also wrote The Principles of Psychology, a foundational text in the field.
30 de oct. de 2023 · William James was a psychologist and philosopher who had a significant influence on the development of psychology in the United States. Among his many accomplishments, he was the first to teach a psychology course in the U.S. and is often called the father of American psychology.
As a professor of psychology and of philosophy at Harvard University, he became the most famous living American psychologist and later the most famous living American philosopher of his time.
The empiricism was radical because until this time even empiricists believed in a metaphysical ground like the hidden turtle of Hindu mythology on whose back the cosmic elephant rode. James was now the centre of a new life for philosophy in the English-speaking world.
