{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-truth-9781605204277","title":"The Meaning of Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William James\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is real-world experience vital to a mature appreciation of any philosophical system? Why is the search for \"objective truth\" a trickier proposition than it seems at first glance? American psychologist and philosopher WILLIAM JAMES (1842-1910), brother of novelist Henry James, was a groundbreaking researcher at Harvard University, author of such works as Principles of Psychology (1890) and The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature (1902), and one of the most influential academics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here, in a series of essays first published in book form in 1909, and considered a sequel to his series of lectures collected in Pragmatism (also available from Cosimo), James explores these questions as he discusses: - the function of cognition - humanism and truth - the relation between knower and known - the essence of humanism - the meaning of the word truth - the absolute and strenuous life - and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47610779631767,"sku":"9781605204277","price":3127.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781605204277.webp?v=1775067088","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-meaning-of-truth-9781605204277","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}