 | Nicholas Murray Butler, Frank Pierrepont Graves, William McAndrew - 1910 - 562 oldal
...exprest in the Preface to the present volume, where the author gives his definition of truth (p. vii), "The true, to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our think1ng, just as the right is only the expedient in the way of our behaving." This seems an exceedingly... | |
 | 1907 - 1012 oldal
...the root of the whole matter, and the condition of there being any habit to exist in the intervals. 'The true,' to put it very briefly, is only the expedient...expedient in the long run and on the whole, of course ; for what meets expediently all the experience in sight won't necessarily meet all farther experiences... | |
 | William James - 1907 - 338 oldal
...the root of the whole matter, and the condition of there being any habit to exist in the intervals. ' The true,' to put it very briefly, is only the expedient...expedient in the long run and on the whole of course; for what meets expediently all the experience in sight won't necessarily meet all farther experiences... | |
 | William James - 1907 - 336 oldal
...the root of the whole matter, and the condition of there being any habit to exist in the intervals. ' The true,' to put it very briefly, is only the expedient...expedient in the way of our behaving. Expedient in almost anyfashion; and expedient in the long run and on the whole of course; for what meets expediently all... | |
 | William James - 1907 - 336 oldal
...the root of the whole matter, and the condition of there being any habit to exist in the intervals. ' The true,' to put it very briefly, is only the expedient...is only the expedient in the way of our behaving. Expedjfintjn almost any fashion; and expedient in the long run and on the whole of course; for what... | |
 | William James - 1907 - 336 oldal
...root of the whole matter, and the condition of there being any habit to exist in the intervals. ' ' The true,' to put it very briefly, is only the expedient...as 'the right ' is only the expedient in the way of i our behaving. Expedient in almost any fashion; and expedient in the long run and on the whole of... | |
 | Jacob Gould Schurman, James Edwin Creighton, Frank Thilly, Gustavus Watts Cunningham - 1907 - 716 oldal
...another formulation which Professor James gives of his conception of truth. " ' The true,'' to put it briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking,...is only the expedient in the way of our behaving" (p. 222; italics the author's). The implication here, and throughout the discussion, is that since... | |
 | William James - 1907 - 342 oldal
...any habit to exist in the intervals. 'ThetrueSjo put it very briefly, is only the expedjfn±in. titf. way of our thinking, just as ^ 'the right ' is only...in the way of our behaving. Expedient in almost any f askion ; and expedient in the long run and on the whole of course; for what meets expediently all... | |
 | William James - 1907 - 336 oldal
...exist in the intervals. ' The true_,' to put it very briefly, is only the in the way of owr_thmkmg, just as 'the right ' is only the expedient in the way of our behaving. Expedient in almost anyfashion; ,andLexpfidient in the long run and on the whole , of course; for what meets expediently... | |
 | 1908 - 624 oldal
...this vital question is dealt with, take the following passage from Mr. James's recent volume : " ' The true, ' to put it very briefly, is only the expedient...expedient in the long run and on the whole of course ; for what meets expediently all the experience in sight won't necessarily meet all farther experiences... | |
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The true," to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as "the right" is only the expedient in the way of our behaving. 
