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The Meaning of Truth

James, William
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English

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Preeminent American philosopher and educator John Dewey (1859-1952) rejected Hegelian idealism for the pragmatism of William James. In this collection of informal, highly readable essays, originally published between 1897 and 1909, Dewey articulates his now classic philosophical concepts of knowledge and truth and the nature of reality. Here Dewey introduces his scientific method and uses critical intelligence to reject the traditional ways of viewing philosophical discourse. Knowledge cannot be divorced from experience; it is gradually acquired through interaction with nature. Philosophy, therefore, has to be regarded as itself a method of knowledge and not as a repository of disembodied, pre-existing absolute truths.
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A sequel to "Pragmatism", it argues that objective truth exists, but it can only be known in terms of experience, and that truth isn't 'out there' waiting to be discovered. It also argues that knowledge derives from a process of inquiring in which a chain of mental and physical intermediaries connect thought and things.

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