What William James thinks about physics
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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2 dated positions, c. 1879–1896 to c. 1902, in their own words. Our reading of what William James has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsHumbug is humbug, even though it bear the scientific name, and the total expression of human experience, as I view it objectively, invincibly urges me beyond the narrow “scientific” bounds. Assuredly, the real world is of a different temperament,—more intricately built than physical science allows.
↗The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)gutenberg.org All 17 from this book
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Their wordsIn other words, there can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics, until the last man has had his experience and said his say.
↗The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1879-1896)gutenberg.org All 19 from this book