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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

'Pragmatism" by William James,1907


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Pragmatism is both a philosophical method and a theory of truth.
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As a method,it resolves metaphysical disputes by asking for the practical consequences of alternative resolutions.
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Once a distinction of practice is made,theoretical difficulties disappear.
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As a theory of truth,Pragmatism claims that ideas are true insofar as they are satisfactory ; to be satisfactory,ideas must be consistent with other ideas,conformable to facts,and subject to the practical tests of experience.
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