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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.

Jamesian, Jamesean [ˈdʒeɪmzɪən]
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) relating to or characteristic of Henry James (1843-1916), the US-born British novelist, short-story writer, and critic, or his brother William (1842-1910), the US philosopher and psychologist

Jamesian, Jamesean [ˈdʒeɪmzɪən]
adj
(Biographies) relating to or characteristic of Henry James or his brother, William
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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.
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.
The phrases echo the Jamesian idea that spontaneously organized mass action can bypass vanguardist organizations and strike an effective blow against oppression.
 
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