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category: "Psychics & Remote Viewers"
tags:
  - Person
  - RemoteViewer
summary: "James was also deeply interested in psychic phenomena and was one of the founders of the American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR) in 1885."
born: 1842-01-11
died: 1910-08-26
location: "New York City, New York"
---


[[William James]] was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, often referred to as the "Father of American psychology." He was a leading thinker of the late 19th century and a key figure in the development of pragmatism.[^1]

James was also deeply interested in psychic phenomena and was one of the founders of the [[American Society for Psychical Research]] (ASPR) in 1885. He believed that the scientific study of such phenomena was crucial for a complete understanding of human consciousness and the nature of reality.[^1]


[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.