The Meaning of Truth: A Sequel to 'Pragmatism'

by William James

Overview

William James was an important American psychologist and philosopher. He was one of the early academics of psychology and his philosophy touched mainly on pragmatism and the religious or mystic experience. In this sequel to his philosophical work Pragmatism, James discusses the nature of truth. He talks about relative truth, being "true for him who experiences the workings," as opposed to absolute or religious truth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781775417835
Publisher:	The Floating Press
Publication date:	06/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	237 KB

About the Author

Fredson Bowers is Linden Kent Professor of English, Emeritus, at the University of Virginia.

Ignas K. Skrupskelis is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Foreword


Introduction by H.S. Thayer


The Meaning of Truth


Notes


A Note on the Editorial Method


The Text of The Meaning of Truth


Apparatus


Emendations


Textual Notes


Historical Collation


Alternations in the Manuscripts


Word-Division


Appendixes


1. Abstract of "The Knowing of Things Together"


2. Abstract of " The Meaning of the Word Truth"


3. W. James's Statement


4. Annotations in Bertrand Russell's " Transatlantic 'Truth'"


5. Four Letters from William James to James B. Pratt


General Index


Key to the Pagination of Editions

Editorial Reviews

James (1842-1910), an early champion of pragmatic American philosophy, answered critics of the chapter on truth in his 1907 by synthesizing all had ever written about the topic into a book published by Longmans, Green in 1907. Dover reproduces the 1932 reprint. There is neither index nor bibliography. Cited in . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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