William James Remembered

Linda Simon's other works include "The Biography of Alice B. Toklas" and, as editor, "Gertrude Stein Remembered."

Brings together the reminiscences of William James by family members, friends, and colleagues. This book ranges widely, from James' teaching methods to his platonic and barely sublimated love affair with a young girl he met on a hiking trip.William James was one of the most remarkable intellectuals of his day—an influential philosopher and psychologist who was also a charismatic teacher, groundbreaking scholar, and widely admired public figure. William James Remembered brings together the reminiscences of James by family members, friends, and colleagues. The result is a many-sided portrait of a man who, besides playing a crucial role in American life during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, remains an animating spirit in our own time.