The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and DeweyGeyer, Denton Loring
Philosophy
The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey
Geyer, Denton Loring
Dewey, John, 1859-1952; James, William, 1842-1910; Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914; Pragmatism
If we believe that Dewey does make a correct deduction from the
pragmatic method in this development toward truth, then we are
confronted with the alternative of either accepting the Deweyan theory
of truth or of rejecting the Peircian theory of clearness. That is, if
we begin with Peirce on method, we must then go clear through to Dewey
on truth. And if we reject Dewey, while believing that Peirce gave a
correct description of the method of science, then it seems that we
must conclude that the method of science and the method of philosophy
are not the same.
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