Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 618 James, William 1842 1910 The Meaning of Truth Sequel to: Pragmatism. Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. The function of cognition -- The tigers in India -- Humanism and truth -- The relation between knower and known -- The essence of humanism -- A word more about truth -- Professor Platt on truth -- The pragmatist account of truth and its misunderstanders -- The meaning of the word truth -- The existance of Julius Caesar -- The absolute and the strenuous life -- Professor Hebert on pragmatism -- Abstractionism and 'relativismus' -- Two English critics -- A dialogue. Text file produced by Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Meaning of Truth" by William James is a philosophical work written during the early 20th century, serving as a sequel to his earlier work "Pragmatism." The book explores the concept of truth through the lens of pragmatism, investigating how beliefs correspond to reality and the practical implications that arise from this relationship. The author engages with criticisms of his pragmatic approach and delves into the philosophical debate surrounding the nature of truth, emphasizing its function in relation to human experience. The opening of this work begins with a preface that sets the stage for the discussion about truth, emphasizing its dynamic nature as something that "happens" to ideas and is validated through experience. James outlines the pragmatic view that true ideas are those that can be assimilated and verified in real-life contexts, contrasting this with traditional views that focus solely on the abstract properties of truth. He addresses critiques from other philosophers and discusses the importance of radical empiricism in understanding how cognition and reality are interrelated. In lively and engaging prose, James establishes a foundation that invites readers to consider the implications of pragmatism on their understanding of truth, laying out the groundwork for the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pragmatism Truth Reality B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 407458 407459 2024-10-03T04:00:56.854095 2023-10-03T04:32:43.058761 text/html text/html 407385 2013-07-04T11:45:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 141339 2013-07-04T11:45:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 213943 2024-10-03T04:01:03.412063 application/epub+zip 217294 2024-10-03T04:00:59.049086 application/epub+zip 217293 2024-10-03T04:00:57.646071 application/epub+zip 383996 2024-10-03T04:01:06.920058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360793 2024-10-03T04:01:02.603065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337226 2022-09-03T05:56:27.702902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362066 361925 2024-10-03T04:00:56.368076 2023-10-03T04:32:42.686765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 361848 2013-07-04T11:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136091 2013-07-04T11:45:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20720 2024-10-03T04:01:07.051051 application/rdf+xml 13093 2024-10-03T04:00:58.189076 image/jpeg 3409 2024-10-03T04:00:57.917160 image/jpeg 209278 2024-10-03T04:00:56.890101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia