James, William

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1. An American philosopher and psychologist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was one of the first theorists to suggest that humans, like other animals, possess instincts. He also opposed then-dominant views by arguing that human identity is grounded not in metaphysics but in behavior.

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Novelist Henry James was William James's brother.

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"Establishing clear ethical guidelines and governance structures for the deployment of AI around the world is the first step to promoting trust and confidence, mitigating its risks, and ensuring that its benefits are fairly distributed," says social scientist and co-author James William Santos of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.

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James William Buffett was born on Christmas day 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and raised in the port town of Mobile, Alabama.

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Born in Pascagoula, Miss., on Christmas Day 1946, James William Buffett had wanderlust in his blood.

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Deputy James William Trotter was fired and is facing charges of second-degree assault and battery and misconduct in office, court records show.

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James William Pressler Jr., who lived in Washington, was born in Kingston, N.Y., on Aug. 8, 1948.

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