Phrases of neatness, cosiness, and comfort can never be an … - William James

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Phrases of neatness, cosiness, and comfort can never be an answer to the sphinx's riddle.

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William James (11 January 1842 – 26 August 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He developed the philosophical perspective known as radical empiricism, and wrote influential books on the science of psychology, the psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism.

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