William James

2016-12-21

[...] to what the loss of martial skill and virtue would mean in peace. Even ardent pacifists like William James conceded that war, though bloody and costly, activated ingrained qualities of manliness, [...]

The Art of Manliness

#21

artofmanliness.com

2016-11-30

[...] often likened to a mystical experience. In The Varieties of Religious Experience, psychologist William James had this to say about mystical experiences: “Although so similar to states of feeling, [...]

Scott Jeffrey

#366

scottjeffrey.com

2016-11-08

[...] but don’t know it, in what sense could you actually be happy? Such reasoning seemed sound to William James. Conscious feeling, he thought, was precisely what distinguished the emotions from other [...]

Nautilus

#89

m.nautil.us

2016-10-27

[...] f rom the top down. It will look like a great ‘booming, buzzing confusion,’ to use William James’ famous description of reality, but an end run around national sovereignty, eroding [...]

PROPHECY UPDATE

#224

prophecyupdate.blogspot.com

2016-09-13

[...] in his career; making Hollywood sit up and take notice. His performance as Staff Sergeant William James earned him a leading actor Academy Award nomination and was swiftly followed by a further [...]

Blazing Minds

#220

blazingminds.co.uk

2016-09-13

[...] field would translate to the battlefield. Indeed, many looked to sports as what William James called “a moral equivalent of war” — a way to exercise, inculcate, and preserve [...]

The Art of Manliness

#21

artofmanliness.com