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The “Fresh” Family First, our rap…

William James Spouse: Alice H. Gibbens Education: Harvard University School of thought: Pragmatism Interests: Philosophy, Psychology, Philosophy of Religion, Art, Epistemology, languages (fluent in 5) Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Public Speaking, Speaking with the other world, Running experiments Coined phrases: Cash Value Quote: “Our belief in truth itself... what is it but a passionate affirmation of desire, in which our social system backs us up?” Friends: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Peirce, Josiah Royce, John Dewey, Ernst Mach, Mark Twain, Horatio Alger, Jr, Sigmund Freud Photos:

Henry James Relationship status: Single Education: Harvard University Awards: Order of Merit Interests: Literature, Law, Travel, Countries other than America Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Letter writing Major Works: The Turn of the Screw, The Portrait of a Lady, The Wings of a Dove, Daisy Miller, The Ambassadors Quote: “It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.” “Life is a predicament which precedes death.” Friends: Ellen Temple, Katherine Temple, Mary Temple, Helen Perkins, Charles Eliot Norton, Arthur Sedgwik, Lizzie Boott, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, William Howells, Thomas Perry Photos:

Alice James Relationship status: its complicated with Katherine Loring Education: no formal education Occupation: History teacher Interests: Reading, Sleeping Hobbies: Journaling, Reading, criticizing others Quote: “How sick one gets of being "good," how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours; embody selfishness.” “The difficulty about all this dying, is that you can't tell a fellow anything about it, so where does the fun come in?” Friends: Katherine Loring, Henry James Photos:

Henry James, Sr. Spouse: Mary James Children: William, Henry, Garth, Robertson, Alice Education: Union College, Princeton Theological Seminary School of thought: Naturalism, Fourierism Religion: Presbyterian Interests: Religion, Spiritual Regeneration Hobbies: Writing, Solitary confinement Quotes: "The bent of my nature is towards affection and thought rather than action. I love the fireside rather than the forum." Friends: Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott, William Thackeray Photos: