William James on attention
William James (1842–1910) approaches attention within Pragmatism. Truth is tested in experience and consequences; temperament and lived options matter where evidence cannot compel choice. Systematically, the teaching links experience, truth, religion into a practical and theoretical whole. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets attention most directly—useful for searches such as “william james quotes on attention.”
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