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William james

2 articles

- Psychology
What William James Got Right About Consciousness
- By Michael S. Gazzaniga
- February 7, 2018
Is consciousness an instinct? Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . When feeling at sea about definitions and meanings in the mind/brain business, it is always rewarding to dial up William James once again.More than 125 years ago, James wrote a landmark article simply titled “What Is an Instinct?” He […]
- Psychology
You Can Have Emotions You Don’t Feel
- By Jim Davies
- November 7, 2016
What does it mean to have an emotion? It seems obvious that having one means feeling it. If you’re happy but don’t know it, in what sense could you actually be happy? Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Such reasoning seemed sound to William James. Conscious feeling, he thought, […]