What William James thinks about economists

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American philosopher and psychologist (1842 to 1910); studied at Harvard; author of The Principles of Psychology (1890), The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902) and Pragmatism (1907).

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1. c. 1902

   Our readingThe saintly qualities are indispensable to the world's welfare

   Their wordsEconomically, the saintly group of qualities is indispensable to the world's welfare.

   ↗The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)gutenberg.org All 17 from this book