Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it.
William James Quotes
Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it may begin, is sure to end in sadness. . . . This sadness lies at the heart of every merely positivist, agnostic, or naturalistic scheme of philosophy.
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| Birth: | 11th January, 1842 |
| Death: | 26th August, 1910 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Philosopher, Psychologist |
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