Pragmatism · Character
F. C. S. Schiller
The humanist who calls the world plastic and truths man-made, pushing pragmatism so far he must be defended from his own boldness.
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Also known as Mr. Schiller, Schiller, Messrs. Schiller
First appearance: lecture i the present dilemma in philosophy
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In Lecture II: What Pragmatism Means: Mentioned alongside Dewey and James as a proponent of the pragmatist doctrine of truth. Later, in Lecture VI: Pragmatism's Conception of Truth: Cited as one of the contemporary…
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- Lecture II: What Pragmatism Means
- Lecture VI: Pragmatism's Conception of Truth
- Lecture VII: Pragmatism and Humanism
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