William James

Two people stand opposite of each other where two split walls of different stone designs almost meet in the middle.
Poets, like pragmatists, possess a unique ability to sit with uncertainties, mysteries, and doubts. For them, neither walls nor metaphors are ever complete.
Essays Philosophy 

On the Something There Is

17 min read Rick Joines , , , , ,

Poets, like pragmatists, possess a unique ability to sit with uncertainties and doubts. For them, neither walls nor metaphors are ever complete.

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Profile images of pragmaticist logician Charles Sanders Peirce facing pragmatist philosopher William James.
While some pragmatists, including William James (right), argue truth is malleable and constantly changing, logician Charles Sanders Peirce (left) asserts it is our knowledge of truth that is variable, not truth itself.
Blog Philosophy 

Truth as Pragmatism’s Only Hope

6 min read Jon Alan Schmidt , , , , ,

Although some pragmatists argue truth is malleable and constantly changing, logician Charles Sanders Peirce asserts it is our knowledge of truth that is variable, not truth itself.

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An image of the pragmatist philosopher William James sitting on a stone wall talking with the philosopher Josiah Royce.
Pragmatism is an uncertain and pluralistic philosophy, but its malleability and modesty make it an incredibly hope-filled approach to life. (Image of philosophers William James and Josiah Royce in conversation.)
Blog Philosophy 

What Do I Hope from Pragmatism?

5 min read Jeffrey Howard , , , , ,

Pragmatism is an uncertain and pluralistic philosophy, but its malleability and modesty make it an incredibly hope-filled approach to life.

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