Humanitas, September 22nd, 2001
Richard Rorty has characterized William James as an "aesthetic monist" whose orientation was away from philosophy and toward an artistic pose that addressed itself contemptuously toward dominant modes of discourse. In his view, James taught us what it is like to live in a world without metaphysical comforts, one where our notions of truth were no longer operative or relevant, and one where our beliefs were judged purely in terms of their utility. (1) Due to such interpretations, James has largely been considered a figure whose writings leave little room for traditional philosophical thinking...
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