Background
The book responds to critics of pragmatism and develops a theory that links truth with verification without reducing it to mere convenience.
Reading notes
- Follow James’s examples of how beliefs guide action.
- Distinguish verification from simple usefulness or popularity.
- Notice how the argument answers specific philosophical objections.
Version note
English text: The Meaning of Truth, Project Gutenberg eBook 5117. The supplied anthology extraction was incomplete and has been replaced with this public-domain edition.