The Meaning of Truth

by Dr. William James

Overview

The Meaning of Truth is one of William James' most important books. It is a necessary read for anyone looking to understand the nature of truth. Does it exist independently of man or does man make truth what it is? Here you will find answers to this and many other questions on the nature of truth. William James was the older brother of novelist Henry James, and a pioneering psychologist and philosopher. His works pushed the boundaries of psychology and helped shape the direction the field would grow in.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515410430
Publisher:	Dancing Unicorn Books
Publication date:	08/24/2016
Series:	Unabridged Start Publishing LLC
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	116
File size:	648 KB

About the Author

William James (1842 -1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and on the philosophy of pragmatism. He was the brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James. William James was born at the Astor House in New York City. He was the son of Henry James Sr., an independently wealthy and notoriously eccentric Swedenborgian theologian well acquainted with the literary and intellectual elites of his day. The intellectual brilliance of the James family milieu and the remarkable epistolary talents of several of its members have made them a subject of continuing interest to historians, biographers, and critics. James interacted with a wide array of writers and scholars throughout his life, including his godfather Ralph Waldo Emerson, his godson William James Sidis, as well as Charles Sanders Peirce, Bertrand Russell, Josiah Royce, Ernst Mach, John Dewey, Walter Lippmann, Mark Twain, Horatio Alger, Jr., Henri Bergson and Sigmund Freud.

Table of Contents

I THE FUNCTION OF COGNITION
II THE TIGERS IN INDIA
III HUMANISM AND TRUTH
IV THE RELATION BETWEEN KNOWER AND KNOWN
V THE ESSENCE OF HUMANISM
VI A WORD MORE ABOUT TRUTH
VII PROFESSOR PRATT ON TRUTH
VIII THE PRAGMATIST ACCOUNT OF TRUTH AND ITS MISUNDERSTANDERS
IX THE MEANING OF THE WORD TRUTH
X THE EXISTENCE OF JULIUS CÆSAR
XI THE ABSOLUTE AND THE STRENUOUS LIFE
XII PROFESSOR HÉBERT ON PRAGMATISM
XIII ABSTRACTIONISM AND ' RELATIVISMUS '
XIV TWO ENGLISH CRITICS
XV A DIALOGUE