Bertrand Russell on Pragmatism
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Күн бұрынBertrand Russell discusses pragmatism, beginning with William James' work "The Will to Believe", and critiquing some of the pragmatist conceptions of truth and knowledge. The audio recording comes from LibriVox and was read by Landon D. C. Elkind.
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00:00 Introduction
04:50 The Will to Believe
24:26 The Nature of Truth
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@tomisaacson2762 Жыл бұрын
Every time I come across excerpts from William James I think "damn I should read more William James." Few philosophers have that mix of clarity, readability, and insight.
@benjaminben2392 Жыл бұрын
Yes definitely but ask the question Insight of W James into function or beauty
@ohitsthem7601 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! 🙏👌🏻
@lizgichora6472 Жыл бұрын
' All of Splendor ', thank you.
@windokeluanda Жыл бұрын
Fabulous!🌹
@votemonty1815 Жыл бұрын
Bravo! 👏
@elderbob100 Жыл бұрын
When did philosophy become a popularity contest?
@milanalexich2136 Жыл бұрын
Fox News.
@holgerhn6244 Жыл бұрын
In what way was - say - John Dewey 'bismarckian'? I'm not wholly convinced here...
@dionysianapollomarx Жыл бұрын
Only Bertrand Russell would be so eloquently wrong
@DawsonSWilliams Жыл бұрын
Charlatans are unable to admit they are wrong.
@sergiosatelite467 3 ай бұрын
Right?!!! I love the man. But he did so much to make pragmatism less palatable…I get it somewhat with James, but he could have made at least a minimal effort with Dewey-who was so kind to him on several occasions…
@atmassylphen6785 10 ай бұрын
So many of you have no idea how anything works, that's why you think Pragmatism has anything useful to say. You find yourself in the world, the world does not find itself in you. Stay humble.
@2fiafisdoafw34 3 ай бұрын
What?
@jocr1971 2 ай бұрын
pragmatists are not subjective idealists
@milanalexich2136 Жыл бұрын
American Pragmatism.
@connectingupthedots 10 ай бұрын
Is there any other kind?
@elderbob100 Жыл бұрын
These philosophers come across as rather dour in their photographs.
@dialaskisel5929 Жыл бұрын
I suppose it is quite useful for ol' Berty to not believe in Pragmatism.
@connectingupthedots 10 ай бұрын
Pragmatism is just relativism dressed up to look pretty.
@DawsonSWilliams Жыл бұрын
William James will be read for centuries to come; when Russell is only mentioned as the logician who influenced Wittgenstein.
@jackakdemir8850 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit, this guy went straight for the jugular. Take it easy boss.
@jackakdemir8850 Жыл бұрын
@@a1k131 Onun bir konuşma şekli, popüler Amerikan deyimi
@asherreich9820 Жыл бұрын
@@a1k131 exactly. It means attacking the throat, going for a direct kill
@a1k131 Жыл бұрын
Anyone care to tell me the difference between philosophies of William James and John Dewey ? I've been reading (and verbally translating to Turkish for one audience) Experience and Nature..(With not much philosophical background).
@jmarz2600 Жыл бұрын
@@a1k131 Dewey was more influenced by Hegel while James was more influenced by the British Empiricists. James critiques Dewey in a 1904 essay titled "The Chicago School" which will help pave the way to understanding their differences. Neo-Hegelian thought was very influential in Great Britain and the United States at the end of the 19th Century and into the first few decades of the 20th. Almost all of James' writings can be seen as a critique of Neo-Hegelian thought (Royce and Bradley as examples). A gross (and somewhat unfair to Dewey) summary is that Dewey thought "truth" was something that we, as a Society, moved towards (Progressivism), while James centered his conception of truth as what worked for the Individual.
@davidchamberlain5425 Жыл бұрын
B.R....Pacifist and spent his time in a cell 🤫.writing books and living!...while other souls gave their lives for our today 🤔He however wrote books and relaxed🙄🙄🙄...No respect for this type of ......?
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