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William James: Pragmatism, the Concept of Truth- Important Points to Remember

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Modern Western Pholosopher William James
The Pragmatism
  • William James was an American philosopher and a psychologist who belonged to the era of 19th/20th century Western philosophy. He is also known as the Father of American Psychology.
  • He was an eminent member of the philosophical tradition that began in the United States around 1870 called Pragmatism. Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition which puts emphasis on the “practical-use” of knowledge or application of ideas. In other words, it values practical experience more than anything else.
  • According to James, ideas or concepts are not copies of abstract reality. Rather, they represent the relations between parts of p…

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Diagram of Karl Popper՚s Three Worlds of Knowledge: Solution to Problem of Induction, Three Worlds of Knowledge

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Diagram of Karl Popper՚s Three Worlds of Knowledge

  • The most important theory of Popper՚s philosophy is the Falsification theory.
  • The theory proposes that for anything to be scientific at all, it needs to be proven false.
  • In other words, if things can be shown false then they can be regarded as scientific or they can be used in scientific inquiry.
  • The theory of falsification is regarded as the cornerstone of his scientific epistemology or theory of Knowledge.
  • In other words, according to him, regarding a theory as scientific when it cannot be falsified is pseudo-science.
  • So, in that sense, falsification is a way to distinguish science from pseudo-science.

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