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William James: Pragmatism

An idea's meaning lies in the difference it makes in practice; truth is what works out in experience.

✎ Being written
Volume
55 of the 1990 set
Author
William James (1842–1910)
Work
Pragmatism 1907

Ideas: Truth The senses and experience

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