Bertrand Russell on Pragmatism

Bertrand Russell discusses pragmatism, beginning with William James' work "The Will to Believe", and critiquing some of the pragmatist conceptions of truth and knowledge. The audio recording comes from LibriVox and was read by Landon D. C. Elkind.

00:00 Introduction
04:50 The Will to Believe
24:26 The Nature of Truth

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[tomisaacson]

Every time I come across excerpts from William James I think "damn I should read more William James." Few philosophers have that mix of clarity, readability, and insight.

[lizgichora]

' All of Splendor ', thank you.

[holgerhn]

In what way was - say - John Dewey 'bismarckian'? I'm not wholly convinced here...

[dionysianapollomarx]

Only Bertrand Russell would be so eloquently wrong

[elderbob]

When did philosophy become a popularity contest?

[atmassylphen]

So many of you have no idea how anything works, that's why you think Pragmatism has anything useful to say. You find yourself in the world, the world does not find itself in you. Stay humble.

[elderbob]

These philosophers come across as rather dour in their photographs.

[DawsonSWilliams]

William James will be read for centuries to come; when Russell is only mentioned as the logician who influenced Wittgenstein.

[davidchamberlain]

B.R....Pacifist and spent his time in a cell 🤫.writing books and living!...while other souls gave their lives for our today 🤔He however wrote books and relaxed🙄🙄🙄...No respect for this type of

[dialaskisel]

I suppose it is quite useful for ol' Berty to not believe in Pragmatism.