Pragmatic Theory of Truth

Truth is not a static correspondence to reality but is instead what proves itself useful, workable, and satisfactory in the long run of experience.

Truth is defined as a species of good—what proves beneficial in the way of belief, subject to coherence with other truths.

Central theme: truth is not static but a process of verification; true ideas are those that lead to satisfactory experiences and practical consequences.

James argues that truth is not a fixed, absolute entity but a human-made product that evolves through experience, grafting onto previous truths.

Discussed in relation to Rickert's abandonment of truth as agreement with reality and the bankruptcy of rationalism.