William
James was born in New York City. His family lived
in several countries affording James a multicultural
education, including schools in the U.S., England, France,
Switzerland, and Germany. He became fluent in five
languages by the time he earned his M.D. in 1869.
The
publication of his first work, The Principles of Psychology,
secured his place in the history books. He initiated the
move of psychology away from Philosophy and toward a
discipline of science. The application of scientific
methods to the study of human psychology is perhaps his
greatest donation to the field.
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William
James was born in New York City. His family lived
in several countries affording James a multicultural
education, including schools in the U.S., England, France,
Switzerland, and Germany. He became fluent in five
languages by the time he earned his M.D. in 1869.