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Jamesian

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James·i·an  (jmz-n)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of William James, his philosophy, or his teachings.
2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Henry James or his writings.
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Adj.1.Jamesian - of or relating to or characteristic of William James or his philosophy or his teachings
2.Jamesian - of or relating to or characteristic of Henry James or his writing


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Where earlier authors looked to England and Europe for aesthetic inspiration and cultural validation, writes Powers, Twain provided a "radically new native voice [that was] diametrically the opposite of Jamesian eloquence [and which] radiated, in its very homespun ardency, a new sort of American truth.
Mark Twain vs. Tom Sawyer: the bold deconstruction of a national icon by Gillespie, Nick / Reason
A survey of the various projects and genealogies proposed in the name of cosmopolitanism would go well beyond the scope of this essay, but even the most cursory glance at the literature (the essays collected in Robbins and Cheah, and Breckenridge et al) yields a gamut of origins running from the Stoics to Kant to Jamesian pragmatism, and agendas ranging from ethnocentrism to radical pluralism.
Modernity on a global stage: Hurston's alternative modernism by Sorensen, Leif / MELUS
The phrases echo the Jamesian idea that spontaneously organized mass action can bypass vanguardist organizations and strike an effective blow against oppression.
Invisible Man and African American radicalism in World War II by Hobson, Christopher Z. / African American Review
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