"The whole function of philosophy ought to be to find out what
definite difference it will make to you and to me, at definite
instances in our life, if this world-formula or that world-formula
be the true one." With these words, William James, one of the great
minds of American philosophy, captures the power of pragmatism, a
theory first developed by Charles S. Peirce. Pragmatism explores
the various theories of truth, meaning, and reality to discover
their "cash value" when implemented. Exactly what happens to our
understanding of the world when this or that perspective is
adopted? Most important of all, do the proposed theories really
work when their principles are put into practice? Unless the
consequences of these competing positions are tested, we will never
know if any of them can help us to make better sense of the world
we live in so that the problems we face as individuals and as a
society can be resolved. William James, the leading proponent of
pragmatism and chief advocate for critically evaluating theoretical
positions vying for our attention, remains a prominent figure in
the distinguished history of Americdan philosophy.
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