William James Week was scheduled to end on Friday, but then I received a guest post from Robert D. Richardson, and since Richardson’s biography of James is one of my all-time favorite books, it gives me a thrill to extend the week to today. Richardson’s contribution is the post immediately below this one.

I’ll be traveling back to Brooklyn today from an annual visit to Saratoga Springs, and non-James-related activity will resume in full tomorrow. Lots of things are planned for the fall. In the meantime, a reminder that I’m still accepting entries for two book giveaways, here and here.