Truth is what works, the: william james, pragmatism, and the seed of death
Auteur :
Cormier, Harvey
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780847692736
Date de publication :
6 déc. 2000
Dimensions :
22,8 x 14,7 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
272 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Charles Sanders Peirce complained that William James allowed pragmatism to become "infected" with "seeds of death" like the idea that truth is mutable. This volume aims to defend James's pragmatic theory from a range of critics including Peirce, Bertrand Russell, Hilary Putnam, and Cornel West.