Pragmatism
William James
'Pragmatism' contains a series of public lectures held by William James in Boston 1906–7. James provides a popularizing outline of his view of philosophical pragmatism while making highly rhetorical and entertaining lashes towards rationalism and other competing schools of thought. James is especially concerned with the pragmatic view of truth. True beliefs should be defined as, according to James, beliefs that can successfully assist people in their everday life. This is claimed to not be relativism. That reality exists is argued to be a fact true beyond the human subject. James argues, nevertheless, that people select which parts of reality are made relevant and how they are understood to relate to each other. Charles Sanders Peirce, widely considered to be the founder of pragmatism, eventually chose to separate himself intellectually from James, renaming his own theory to ‘pragmaticism’.
Author - William James.
Narrator - LibriVox Community.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
'Pragmatism' contains a series of public lectures held by William James in Boston 1906–7. James provides a popularizing outline of his view of philosophical pragmatism while making highly rhetorical and entertaining lashes towards rationalism and other competing schools of thought. James is especially concerned with the pragmatic view of truth. True beliefs should be defined as, according to James, beliefs that can successfully assist people in their everday life. This is claimed to not be relativism. That reality exists is argued to be a fact true beyond the human subject. James argues, nevertheless, that people select which parts of reality are made relevant and how they are understood to relate to each other. Charles Sanders Peirce, widely considered to be the founder of pragmatism, eventually chose to separate himself intellectually from James, renaming his own theory to ‘pragmaticism’. Author - William James. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:03:41
Chapter 2
Duration:00:27:01
Chapter 3
Duration:00:26:37
Chapter 4
Duration:00:28:42
Chapter 5
Duration:00:24:23
Chapter 6
Duration:00:25:08
Chapter 7
Duration:00:27:34
Chapter 8
Duration:00:25:29
Chapter 9
Duration:00:23:33
Chapter 10
Duration:00:18:33
Chapter 11
Duration:00:22:02
Chapter 12
Duration:00:27:20
Chapter 13
Duration:00:29:20
Chapter 14
Duration:00:22:03
Chapter 15
Duration:00:22:09
Chapter 16
Duration:00:18:56
Chapter 17
Duration:00:20:07