Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
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Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking is William James’s influential 1907 philosophical work that systematically presents and popularizes the doctrine of pragmatism as a method for clarifying ideas and resolving metaphysical disputes.
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Target entity: Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking Context triple: [William James, notableWork, Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking]
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“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is a landmark philosophical essay that challenges the analytic–synthetic distinction and reductionism, reshaping 20th-century debates in epistemology and the philosophy of language.
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A Defence of Common Sense
A Defence of Common Sense is a seminal philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that argues for the certainty of everyday common-sense beliefs against skeptical and idealist challenges.
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The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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D.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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E.
The Refutation of Idealism
The Refutation of Idealism is a 1903 philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that famously challenges the doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental, helping to launch the tradition of analytic philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking Target entity description: Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking is William James’s influential 1907 philosophical work that systematically presents and popularizes the doctrine of pragmatism as a method for clarifying ideas and resolving metaphysical disputes.
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A.
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is a landmark philosophical essay that challenges the analytic–synthetic distinction and reductionism, reshaping 20th-century debates in epistemology and the philosophy of language.
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B.
A Defence of Common Sense
A Defence of Common Sense is a seminal philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that argues for the certainty of everyday common-sense beliefs against skeptical and idealist challenges.
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C.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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D.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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E.
The Refutation of Idealism
The Refutation of Idealism is a 1903 philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that famously challenges the doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental, helping to launch the tradition of analytic philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify the meaning of philosophical concepts by their practical consequences
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to resolve metaphysical disputes by appealing to practical differences ⓘ |
| approach |
anti-absolutist
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anti-skeptical ⓘ empiricist ⓘ pluralist ⓘ |
| author | William James ⓘ |
| basedOn | lecture series ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
cash value of ideas
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pragmatic method ⓘ truth as what works in experience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| form | collection of lectures ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
American philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
popularized pragmatism as a major philosophical movement
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systematic exposition of William James’s version of pragmatism ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic philosophy
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pragmatism ⓘ
surface form:
American pragmatism
philosophy of education ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Sanders Peirce
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John Dewey ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
continuity between science and everyday experience
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emphasis on practical consequences of beliefs ⓘ human contribution to the making of truth ⓘ rejection of purely verbal or abstract metaphysical disputes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
meaning of ideas lies in their experiential effects
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truth is made true by its practical consequences ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
theory of knowledge
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theory of truth ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | pragmatism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | American philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Meaning of Truth
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The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Pragmatism ⓘ |
| subject |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of truth ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ theory of meaning ⓘ |
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