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All animals adapt to their environments, including humans
-Charles Darwin

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Location: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: January 11, 1842
Date of Death: August 26, 1910

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I went to Harvard, or more specifically went to Harvard Medical School and Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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I created the theory of pragmatism and have contributed to the field of psychology and philosophy. My pragmatism idea is that the value of an idea is dependent upon its usefulness in the practical world rather than its absolute truth. I focused on the human psyche after college and published the literary piece The Will to Believe.

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I was the first to teach a psychology course in the U.S. and is often referred to as the father of American psychology, i’m an American philosopher and psychologist, a leader of the philosophical movement of Pragmatism and of the psychological movement of functionalism. After medical school, I focused on the human psyche, writing a masterwork on the subject, entitled The Principles of Psychology. I later became famous the literary piece The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, which was published in 1897.

I also developed the philosophical perspective known as radical epiricism, which a philosophical doctrine. It asserts that experience includes both particulars and relations between those particulars, and that therefore both deserve a place in our explanations. In concrete terms: any philosophical worldview is flawed if it stops at the physical level and fails to explain how meaning, values and intentionality can arise from that.

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This is the theory that consciousness is considered environmental, “Consciousness helps people adapt to their environment.” For example, if you are from a small town and you travel to a city you are not familiar with, you will most likely lock your car doors and pays special attention to your surroundings. Your consciousness is on high alert as you adapt to your surroundings. If you come from a big city with a high crime rate to a small town, you most likely will have a difficult time adjusting to people who will go out of their way to talk to you or offer help. Functionalism is what drives your senses in adjusting to a confusing environment.

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1. Philosophy - This group is for people who like group discussions and like to ponder and share ideas and/or deep thoughts and questions. This group is a good fit for me because a part of my career is based on philosophy.
2. Painters - This is for people who have a passion for painting. This is a good fit because this is the degree I was originally going to have.
3. Authors Help Authors - This group is for authors who want help or to help others on their literature. This group was helpful when I was writing the will to believe and the varieties of religious experience.

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I’m currently sipping tea in my red armchair, thinking about anything and everything.

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Marion County Court, Oregon Court Res House-While William was living with his wife, Stella, this was next to their house and William frequently visited.
William James College, he visited here to occasionally teach his theories and insight on his books

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William Morris Hunt-This was my mentor when I was pursuing an art degree.
Jeffries Wyman-This was my mentor when I begun my career in psychology and philosophy.
Thomas Carlyle- I met with Thomas and we gave feedback on eachothers  books in 1856.
Raplh Waldo Emerson-This is one of my friends from university.
Louis Agassiz-Led an expedition to Brazil that got me interested in psychology in college.
Emil Du BoisReymond - This is who “cured” me, we spent years together and eventually learned to appreciate each other’s company.