William James
164 years ago from today, my favorite thinker William James was born. He primarily was interested in the inner lives of others.
Henry James 
and William James
Birthday: January 11, 1842 William James
Wife: Alice James
Brother: Henry James (Colm Toibin’s Novel on Henry is here).
Sister: Alice James (Sontag wrote a play Alice in Bed)
“A famously open mind: The education of the protean William James is the focus of a new biography” says the Boston Globe on this new biography by Robert Richardson (youtubed below).
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