William James

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William James was an American philosopher and psychologist. Along with Charles Sanders Peirce and John Dewey, he is known for being one of the primary proponents of pragmatism, a school of philosophy with origins in the United States which equates truth with usefulness. James wrote prolifically on the subject of religious experience.

## Personal life[edit]

William James' brother was Henry James, a novelist.