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The Meaning of Truth
Contributor(s): James, William (Author)

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 ISBN: 1605204277     ISBN-13: 9781605204277
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
OUR PRICE: $31.34  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2008
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BISAC Categories:
- History
- Philosophy | Logic
- Philosophy | Movements - Pragmatism
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (1.20 lbs) 324 pages
Features: Dust Cover
 
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Why is real-world experience vital to a mature appreciation of any philosophical system? Why is the search for "objective truth" a trickier proposition than it seems at first glance? American psychologist and philosopher WILLIAM JAMES (1842-1910), brother of novelist Henry James, was a groundbreaking researcher at Harvard University, author of such works as Principles of Psychology (1890) and The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature (1902), and one of the most influential academics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here, in a series of essays first published in book form in 1909, and considered a sequel to his series of lectures collected in Pragmatism (also available from Cosimo), James explores these questions as he discusses: - the function of cognition - humanism and truth - the relation between knower and known - the essence of humanism - the meaning of the word truth - the absolute and strenuous life - and more.
 
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