Episode #084 - William James on Truth

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Episode #084 - William James on Truth

This episode outlines William James’s view that truth is not objective but a human experience, defined by the practical usefulness of beliefs rather than their alignment with external reality.

Further Reading:

  • Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James (1907)

  • Philosophical Writings of Peirce by Charles Sanders Peirce, edited by Justus Buchler (1940)

  • Reconstruction in Philosophy by John Dewey (1920)

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