对英国经验主义的批判在威廉.詹姆斯的思想发展进程中至为重要。他认可英国经验主义的基本原则,但却无法接受它所导致的怀疑主义和联想主义。唯心主义对关系和整体性的重视使詹姆斯看到了英国经验主义的疏漏,而英国经验主义改革者对经验的重新阐释帮助他察觉到了经验主义和唯心主义共同的失足之处。詹姆斯认为,英国经验主义是经验原子主义,其根源在于对经验把握的不彻底性。这一批判不仅提供了一个考察经验主义的新视角,而且促成了一种新的哲学即彻底经验主义。 Criticism of British empiricism is of paramount importance in the development of William James’s thought. He recognized the basic principle of British empiricism, but failed to accept the skepticism and associationalism it caused. Idealism’s emphasis on relations and integrity led James to see the omission of British empiricism, and the reinterpretation of experience by British empiricist reformers helped him to perceive the common failures of empiricism and idealism. James believes that the British empiricism is the experience of Atomism, the root cause lies in the inexperience of grasp of experience. This critique not only provided a new perspective on experientialism but also led to a new philosophy, empirically empiricism.