Bibliography
Primary Literature: Letters and Comments in Serials*
James W [signed "Ignoramus"]. 1874, December 31. The mood of science and the mood of faith [letter to editor]. Nation 19: 437.
• Criticises the speculative scientist for invoking the authority of science when dealing with ultimate problems.
James W. 1875, December 2. The neo-pagans and an editorial reply [letter to editor]. Nation 21: 355.
• Discusses the conflicting views of Baudelaire offered by George Saintsbury and Edmond Scherer.
James W. 1880. Sensibility of articular surfaces [letter to editor]. Boston Medical and Surgical Journal 102: 94.
• Requests observations.
James W. 1885, June 8. Letter to the editors. Daily Crimson.
• Advocates student government with special reference to the matter of celebrations.
James W. 1886, June 2. Letter to the editors. Daily Crimson.
• Urges students to take steps to preserve order in the college yard, and deprecates students' lack of moral courage and of effective public opinion.
James W. 1886, June 4. Letter to the editors. Daily Crimson.
• Urges students to take steps to preserve order in the college yard, and deprecates students' lack of moral courage and of effective public opinion.
James W. 1887. A suggestion for the prevention of seasickness [letter to editor]. Boston Medical and Surgical Journal 116: 490-491.
• Suggests prevention of seasickness by counter-irritation of the skin proximal to the ears on the hypothesis that the source of seasickness is in the semicircular canals.
James W. 1888, January 25. Letter to the editors. Daily Crimson.
• Advocates "effective moral opinion" and the honor system at examinations.
James W [signed "A Professor"]. 1888, February 3. Letter to the editors. Daily Crimson.
• Discusses formation of student organization to introduce honor system at examinations.
James W. 1890. Letter to the editor. American Journal of Psychology 3: 292.
• Asks for cooperation in the census of hallucinations projected by the Congress of Physiological Psychology.
James W. 1890. The origin of right-handedness [letter to editor]. Science 16: 275.
• Replies to J.M. Baldwin's claim that right-handedness is acquired through feelings of innervation and suggests, instead, that handedness is instinctive or semi-reflexive.
James W. 1890, May 22. Assistance wanted for psychological statistics [letter to editor]. Open Court 4.
• Requests information on hallucinations for census committee of the Society for Psychical Research.
James W. 1891. Letter on Abbott against Royce. Nation 53: 389-390.
• Defends Josiah Royce in controversy with Dr. Francis Ellingwood Abbott regarding the former's criticisms of Abbott's philosophy of religion in International Journal of Ethics 1: 98-113.
James W. 1891, September 3. A charming North Carolina resort [letter to editor]. New York Evening Post.
• Describes his stay in Linville, North Carolina on August 31, 1891.
James W. 1892, November 10. The steel-wire-binding nuisance [letter to editor]. Nation 55: 374.
• Expresses apropos of the appearance of the Philosophical Review with wire instead of stitched binding.
James W. 1893. Letter on the death of G.C. Robertson. Philosophical Review 2: 255.
• Comments on the life and personality of G.C. Robertson, editor of Mind from 1876 to 1891.
James W. 1893. Reply to J. Ward [letter]. Mind 2: 144.
• Replies to J. Ward regarding psychical research.
James W. 1894, March 24. Letter on the Medical Registration Bill. Boston Evening Transcript.
• Approves a bill that limits the use of "physician" title.
James W. 1895, December 28. Letter to Hon. Samuel W. McCall. Congressional Record 28(Part I): 399.
• Protests against government's policy in the Venezuelan crisis.
James W. 1896, January 9. Letter to the editors. Harvard Crimson.
• Opposes government's Venezuelan policy, replies to letter from Theodore Roosevelt, and urges students to express their opinions.
James W. 1898. Mrs. Piper "the Medium" [letter to editor]. Science 7: 640-641.
• Discusses the question of evidence in psychical research.
James W. 1899, March 1. Letter on the Philippine tangle. Boston Evening Transcript.
• Comments on evil effects of arousing the war-spirit.
James W. 1899, March 4. Letter on the Philippine question. Boston Evening Transcript.
• Replies to editorial comment of "Letter on the Philippine tangle" (see above), stating that American Philippine policy lacks psychological insight.
James W. 1899, March 10. Letter on the Philippines. New York Evening Post.
• Remarks upon the failure of America's alleged benevolence.
James W. 1899, April 15. Letter on Governor Roosevelt's oration. Boston Evening Transcript.
• Accuses Governor Roosevelt and his party of dealing abstractly and emotionally with the Philippine question. Makes reference to Roosevelt's previous speeches on the "strenous life."
James W. 1900, June 4. Letter to the editor. Springfield Daily Republican.
• Criticises American Philippine policy, and includes translated diary entries of a French naval officer that relate the events at Manila in the spring and summer of 1898.
James W. 1900, July 2. Letter to the editor. Springfield Daily Republican.
• Translates the last eleven pages of Professor F. Blumentritt's book on the Philippines which contain an account of the American occupation and an account of the Filipino people's aspiration for freedom.
James W. 1900. The International Psychical Institute [letter to editor]. Science 12: 376.
• States that the publication of his name as American representative on the Council of Organization of the "Institut Psychique International" was unauthorized.
*Source: McDermott JJ. 1977. Annotated bibliography of the writings of William James. In The writings of William James: a comprehensive edition, JJ McDermott (ed), 811-858. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.