William James

I was born on January 11, 1842 in New York City. I received a my M.D. from Harvard in 1875, and am now teaching there. I also wrote The Principles of Psychology

[William James @willyjames1842]

Emotion is the mind's perception of psychological conditions that results from some stimulus #psych #james-langetheory

[William James @willyjames1842]

Anyone who denies Charles Darwins's theory of natural selection needs to sit down and truly rethink their beliefs #charlesdarwin #psych

[William James @willyjames1842]

The value of any truth is dependent on its use to the person who holds it #quoteme #mindblown #psych

[William James @willyjames1842]

Shout out to John La Farge for painting this amazing portrait of me #art #johnlafarge

[William James @willyjames1842]

Spiritualism and associationism are pointless! One should use whatever parts of theories make sense and can be proven #pragmatism

[William James @willyjames1842]

Thought does not represent or describe reality, it is a tool for prediction, problem solving, and action #pragmatism

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Beautiful morning at Harvard University #harvardrules

[William James @willyjames1842]

True beliefs are those that prove useful to the believer
#psych #mindblown

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Throwback pic of the fan
#fan #tbt #geniuses

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Shout out to my beautiful wife Alice Howe Gibbens ♥️♥️♥️

[William James @willyjames1842]

@Sfreudmind you're i-self is showing
#pureego

[William James @willyjames1842]

We do not run away from a bear because we are afraid of the bear, we are afraid because we run
#williamjamesbear

[William James @willyjames1842]

Shout out to @littlejohn1920 for creating behaviorism!!!
#behaviorismrules #othersjealous

[William James @willyjames1842]

So proud of my brother Henry James for publishing his first short story: A Tragedy of Terror
#gohenry #famforlife

[William James @willyjames1842]

Behavior functions to allow people to adapt to their environment #behaviorism

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@Sfreudmind you are wasting your time! Psychology should focus conscious experiences, not the unconscious mind.
#functionalism #readmybook

[William James @willyjames1842]

So proud of my textbook The Principles of Psychology #psychrules