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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2023

St-Pierre said she won the free trip in a contest on Instagram and had never previously heard of the organizer, who identified himself on social media as James William Awad.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2022

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

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2022

In the early 20th Century US peace campaigner James William van Kirk designed a flag showing rainbow stripes connected to a globe.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2016

Their children are: Harriet, born August 24, 1859; James William, born May 30, 1863; Frances Lillian, born July 17, 1867; Asaph, born May 7, 1870; and Susan Tamsen, born September 3, 1878.

From History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra by McGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette)