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A profoundly influential figure in American psychology, William James (1842-1910) was also a philosopher of note, who used Charles S. Peirce's theories of pragmatism as a basis for his own conception of that influential philosophy. For James, this meant an emphasis on "radical... Read Full Overview

The word "pragmatism" is used everywhere today, from business to sports to politics. Although the word hadn't yet entered everyday language when William James published?Pragmatism?in 1907, the philosopher believed its doctrine had virtually become common sense in twentieth-century... Read Full Overview

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Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking is a philosophical work by the American philosopher and psychologist William James. Originally published in 1907, the book is a collection of lectures that James delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in 1906. In this... Read Full Overview

A profoundly influential figure in American psychology, William James (1842-1910) was also a philosopher of note who adopted Charles S. Peirce's theories as a basis for his own conception of pragmatism. For James, this meant an emphasis on "radical empiricism" and the concept... Read Full Overview

A profoundly influential figure in American psychology, William James (1842-1910) was also a philosopher of note, who used Charles S. Peirce's theories of pragmatism as a basis for his own conception of that influential philosophy. For James, this meant an emphasis on "radical... Read Full Overview

William James, who has been called the "father of American psychology", was one of the most influential thinkers of the 19th century. Along with Charles Sanders Peirce, William James established the school of thought known as "Pragmatism", a philosophy which rejected the idea... Read Full Overview

William James (January 11, 1842 - August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, James was one of the leading thinkers of the late nineteenth century and... Read Full Overview

For William James, pragmatism is the solution to the conflict between the demands of science and religion. He defends the relevance of temperament in each individual's adoption of a philosophy, and he understands the dispute between rationalists and empiricists as a clash of... Read Full Overview

Pragmatism is a work by William James now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.

The pragmatic movement, so-called-I do not like the name, but apparently it is too late to change it-seems to have rather suddenly precipitated itself out of the air. A number of tendencies that have always existed in philosophy have all at once become conscious of themselves... Read Full Overview

This new release of the classic text Pragmatism is absolutely timely. James' seminal statement of pragmatism's underpinnings and its treatment of essential philosophical questions (the nature of truth; the one and the many; free will; etc.) could not come at a more appropriate... Read Full Overview

The lectures that follow were delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in November and December, 1906, and in January, 1907, at Columbia University, in New York. They are printed as delivered, without developments or notes. The pragmatic movement, so-called-I do not like the... Read Full Overview

Comment parler du pragmatisme apr s William James ? Et que pourrions-nous en dire qui ne se trouve d j dit, et bien mieux dit, dans le livre saisissant et charmant dont nous avons ici la traduction fid le ? H. BergsonWilliam James est un psychologue et philosophe am ricain... Read Full Overview

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An Unabridged Edition Of 'A New Name For Some Old Ways Of Thinking, ' To Include All Eight Lectures (1907): The Present Dilemma In Philosophy - What Pragmatism Means - Some Metaphysical Problems Pragmatically Considered - The One And The Many - Pragmatism And Common Sense - Pragmatism's... Read Full Overview