What did William James mean by: As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use. William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA Copy
+ To spend life for something which outlasts it. Author, July 5, 2023January 2, 2025, William James, Immortality, Legacy, Purpose, 0 William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
+ Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. Author, August 21, 2023January 2, 2025, William James, Future, Preparation, Transformation, 0 William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
+ Man lives for science as well as bread. Author, August 8, 2023January 2, 2025, William James, Purpose, Science, Survival, 0 William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
+ Despair lames most people, but it wakes others fully up. Author, July 14, 2023January 2, 2025, William James, Awakening, Contrast, Despair, 0 William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William James, Grace, Miraculous, 0 William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William James, Habituation, Indecision, Misery, 0 William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William James, Acceptance, Religion, Universe, 0 William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
+ To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. Author, August 26, 2023January 2, 2025, William James, Action, Boldness, Transformation, 0 William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
In art, theories are as useful as a doctor’s prescription; one must be sick to believe them. Maurice de Vlaminck Painter · France
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. Jean Rostand Biologist · France
Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives. Jean-Francois Lyotard
