Pragmatism · Character
James Clerk Maxwell
Physicist whose scientific methodology is referenced as a model for pragmatism.
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Also known as Clerk Maxwell
First appearance: lecture ii what pragmatism means
James Clerk Maxwell shows up with force in Lecture VI: Pragmatism's Conception of Truth. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a child who demanded explanations of the 'particular go' of phenomena, illustrating the pragmatist quest for concrete understanding.
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