A reprint of the New American Library edition of 1970.CONTENTS: Preface. Introduction.I. DEWEY: The Development of American Pragmatism.PEIRCE: Introduction. II. Definition and Description of Pragmatism. III. The Fixation of Belief. IV. How to Make Our Ideas Clear. V. What Pragmatism Is.JAMES: Introduction. VI. An Interview: PragmatismWhat It Is. VII. Selections from The Principles of Psychology. VIII. The Will to Believe. IX. What Pragmatism Means. X. Pragmatisms Conception of Truth. XI. The Tigers in India. XII. The Meaning of the Word Truth.DEWEY: Introduction. XIII. The Unit of Behavior (The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology). XIV. The Practical Character of Reality. XV. The Construction of Good. XVI. The Pattern of Inquiry.MEAD: Introduction. XVII. Social Consciousness and the Consciousness of Meaning. XVIII. The Social Self.LEWIS: Introduction. XIX. A Pragmatic Conception of the A Priori. Sources of the Selections. Selected Bibliography.

A reprint of the New American Library edition of 1970.CONTENTS: Preface. Introduction.I. DEWEY: The Development of American Pragmatism.PEIRCE: Introduction. II. Definition and Description of Pragmatism. III. The Fixation of Belief. IV. How to Make Our Ideas Clear. V. What Pragmatism Is.JAMES: Introduction. VI. An Interview: PragmatismWhat It Is. VII. Selections from The Principles of Psychology. VIII. The Will to Believe. IX. What Pragmatism Means. X. Pragmatisms Conception of Truth. XI. The Tigers in India. XII. The Meaning of the Word Truth.DEWEY: Introduction. XIII. The Unit of Behavior (The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology). XIV. The Practical Character of Reality. XV. The Construction of Good. XVI. The Pattern of Inquiry.MEAD: Introduction. XVII. Social Consciousness and the Consciousness of Meaning. XVIII. The Social Self.LEWIS: Introduction. XIX. A Pragmatic Conception of the A Priori. Sources of the Selections. Selected Bibliography.

"It is absolutely the only philosophy with no humbug in it," an exhilarated William James wrote to a friend early in 1907. And later that year, after finishing the proofs of his "little book," he wrote to his brother Henry: "I shouldn't be surprised if ten years hence it should be rated as 'epoch-making, ' for of the definitive triumph of that general way of thinking I can entertain no doubt whatever--I believe it to be something quite like the protestant reformation."

Both the acclaim and outcry that greeted "Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking" helped to affirm James's conviction. For it was in "Pragmatism" that he confronted older philosophic methods with the "pragmatic" method, demanding that ideas be tested by their relation to life and their effects in experience. James's reasoning and conclusions in "Pragmatism" have exerted a profound influence on philosophy in this century, and the book remains a landmark.

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In "Pragmatism" James attacked the transcendental, rationalist tradition in philosophy and tried to clear the ground for the doctrine he called radical empiricism. The hook caused an uproar; it was greeted with praise, hostility, ridicule. Determined to clarify the pragmatic conception of truth, James collected nine essays he had written on this subject before he wrote "Pragmatism" and six written later in response to criticisms of that volume by Bertrand Russell and others. He published the collection under the title "The Meaning of Truth" in 1909, the year before his death.

"The Meaning of Truth" shows James at his best--clear and readable as always, and full of verve and good humor. Intent upon making difficult ideas clear, he is also forceful in his effort to make them prevail.