Philosophy James, William: Great Men, Great Thoughts, and the Environment, v1, 4 August 2009

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William James (1842–1910)
Great Men, Great Thoughts, and the Environment
Lecture delivered before the Harvard Natural History Society.
Published in the Atlantic Monthly, October, 1880.

How far are we the product of our environment?
This essay suggests that a crude determinism is not an answer.

The cover image is by Henri (Douanier) Rousseau.

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