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Pragmatism

A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking

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Pragmatism

By: William James, Sofia Pisou
Narrated by: Moe Egan
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Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James is a unique work in American philosophy. This collection of lectures James himself delivered at the dawn of the twentieth century has been a landmark in the development of the philosophical movement of pragmatism. This summary includes a biography, a key synopsis, and an insightful analysis of the main distinctive points of pragmatism as a mediating system opposed to rationalism and empiricism, the dominant philosophies of that era. Suitable for students and any reader interested in clarifying the basic notions of absolute monism and empirical pluralism and in studying the critical approach to old systems of thought by one of the founders of pragmatism, William James.

Includes:

  • A brief background of the author and the work
  • Overview, synopsis, and analysis
  • Historical context, criticisms, and social impact
  • Chapter-by-chapter summary
  • The full narration of the text

This audiobook is suitable for students and anyone interested in contemporary philosophy.

©2015 AudioLearn (P)2015 AudioLearn Metaphysics Movements Philosophy United States World Literature Student
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Numerous reading and editing errors throughout make a poor performance of an iconic work. This ranges from seemingly obvious ones like "William Jones" or "casual" instead of "causal" to other elements of unprofessional production like the reader having second takes at reading certain lines that were not edited out.

If no better performances come out, it was still nice to have an audiobook version for convenient revision. But I recommend checking that there aren't better performances somewhere.

The material itself is of course outstanding.

brilliant work, terrible reading

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