James and Bradley
Despite their enduring importance, the theoretical systems of James and Bradley are often badly misunderstood. Professor Sprigge freshly expounds and clarifies their arguments, demonstrating that it is wrong to think of James's pragmatism and Bradley's monistic idealism as opposite extremes. Their positions in fact display an intriguing mixture of affinities and contrasts.\ Professor Sprigge begins with a critical account of the theory behind James's notorious claim that the true is nothing...
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Despite their enduring importance, the theoretical systems of James and Bradley are often badly misunderstood. Professor Sprigge freshly expounds and clarifies their arguments, demonstrating that it is wrong to think of James's pragmatism and Bradley's monistic idealism as opposite extremes. Their positions in fact display an intriguing mixture of affinities and contrasts. Professor Sprigge begins with a critical account of the theory behind James's notorious claim that the true is nothing more than the expedient. He defends James against many unsound criticisms, but concludes that pragmatism's account of truth is incomplete. James's evolving metaphysical enquiries, from The Principles of Psychology through his later radical empiricist phase, his opposition to absolute idealism, and his religious motivation are all carefully elucidated. After outlining Bradley's metaphysical system, Sprigge scrutinizes Bradley's use of 'The Absolute', critically evaluates Russell's criticisms of Bradley, compares Bradley's phenomenology with Husserl's, and considers Bradley's view of the displacement of Christian morality by Darwinism.
PrefaceIntroduction1Pt. 1William James on Truth and Reality71The Pragmatic Conception of Truth92The Metaphysics of The Principles of Psychology673The Metaphysics of Radical Empiricism1094Towards a Mystical Pluralism173Pt. 2F. H. Bradley on Truth and Reality2571An Initial Sketch of Bradley's Metaphysics2592Bradley on Judgement and Truth2933Reality as Necessarily Distorted by Concepts3714The Absolute4395The Self and Its World511Conclusion573Appendix: The Correspondence of William James and F. H. Bradley585Bibliography and Chronology597Index613
