Talks To Teachers On Psychology And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals was published in 1899. In 1892 the Harvard Corporation asked James to give some lectures to teachers and these lectures became the basis of this work. James refined his lectures to contain practical advice and less scientific facts which he felt his audience would find boring. James wanted teachers to imagine the complete mental life of their pupils and not see them in fragmented scientific terms. The second part of the book contains talks to students about to graduate from women's colleges. These talks are an extension of the earlier lectures. James talked of tolerance and of acceptance. The idea of "live and let live" comes across in his lectures.