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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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