Bertrand Russell on Pragmatism

[@tomisaacson2762]

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]

Yes definitely but ask the question Insight of W James into function or beauty

[@lizgichora6472]

' All of Splendor ', thank you.

[@ohitsthem7601]

Thank you for this! 🙏👌🏻

[@windokeluanda]

Fabulous!🌹

[@atmassylphen6785]

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]

What?

[@jocr1971]

pragmatists are not subjective idealists

[@votemonty1815]

Bravo! 👏

[@AnthonyStJohn1]

The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

[@holgerhn6244]

In what way was - say - John Dewey 'bismarckian'? I'm not wholly convinced here...

[@dionysianapollomarx]

Only Bertrand Russell would be so eloquently wrong

[@DawsonSWilliams]

Charlatans are unable to admit they are wrong.

[@sergiosatelite467]

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…

[@elderbob100]

When did philosophy become a popularity contest?

[@milanalexich2136]

Fox News.

[@elderbob100]

These philosophers come across as rather dour in their photographs.

[@milanalexich2136]

American Pragmatism.

[@connectingupthedots]

Is there any other kind?

[@DawsonSWilliams]

William James will be read for centuries to come; when Russell is only mentioned as the logician who influenced Wittgenstein.

[@jackakdemir8850]

Holy shit, this guy went straight for the jugular. Take it easy boss.

[@jackakdemir8850]

@@a1k131 Onun bir konuşma şekli, popüler Amerikan deyimi

[@asherreich9820]

@@a1k131 exactly. It means attacking the throat, going for a direct kill

[@jmarz2600]

@@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.

[@d.mavridopoulos66]

I think that's unfair. Russell's articles 'On Denoting', 'On the Notion of Cause', his books 'The Analysis of Matter' and 'The Analysis of Mind' as well as 'Our Knowledge of the External World' are still all influential. Then he was remarkably prescient about what Communist regimes would turn out to be, once in power in 'The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism'. He provided the essential outlines of Huxley's book, Brave New World, in his 'The Scientific Outlook'. He was imprisoned because of his strenuous opposition to England's participation in WW1. He rediscovered the whole of Frege's work on the theory of numbers, and the notation he invented for logical relations in his Principia Mathematica, was useful when the computer was invented. His Autobiography and 'The Problems of Philosophy' are instructive and amusing books. His 'Free Thought and Official Propaganda' will likely always be relevant. His prose isn't as spell-binding as William James's, but always easily understandable.

[@davidchamberlain5425]

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 ......?

[@dialaskisel5929]

I suppose it is quite useful for ol' Berty to not believe in Pragmatism.

[@connectingupthedots]

Pragmatism is just relativism dressed up to look pretty.